Brigham Young's 19th wife is said to be Mary Pierce. They were married January 16, 1845 when Brigham Young was 43 and she was 25. Her widowed sister Margaret was married to Brigham Young on the same day.
Steve Young, former NFL Quarterback, descends from Brigham Young's seventh wife, Emily Dow Partridge. He also descends from Brigham Young's older brother Joseph Young and his first wife, Jane Bicknell.
Steve Young, former NFL Quarterback, descends from Brigham Young's seventh wife, Emily Dow Partridge. He also descends from Brigham Young's older brother Joseph Young and his first wife, Jane Bicknell.
Brigham Young married his first wife, Miriam Angeline Works, on October 8, 1824. He was 23 and she was 18. Their marriage lasted eight years, during which she bore him two children. She died in 1832, before Brigham Young converted to Mormonism.
Brigham Young's 19th wife was Mary Pierce. She lived for only two years after their marriage. Although she was his 19th wife, Brigham Young had only 16 wives at the time of their marriage, due to 3 wives either dying or divorcing him. If you are curious about the book "Wife No. 19", a supposed autobiography of Brigham Young's 19th wife by Ann Eliza Young... Brigham Young married 55 women in his lifetime, and Ann Eliza Webb Young was actually number 52. When she married Brigham Young, she was 24 and was already a divorced mother of 2. She married Brigham Young on the advice of her family, in 1868. She later divorced him in 1875, after being excommunicated from the church and selling off Brigham Young's furniture at auction. She married a 3rd man, Moses Denning, who left her several years later on accusations that she had a series of affairs with other men and charged thousands of dollars to his accounts.
Brigham Young's youngest child was a daughter, Fannie Young, born to his wife Mary VanCott. She was born on January 14, 1870 when Brigham was 68 years old. You can learn more about Fannie Young at the "Related Link" below.
Brigham Young's second child was a daughter, Vilate Young. She was born to Brigham's first wife, Miriam Angeline Works, on June 1, 1830 in Mendon, New York. Check out the "Related Links" below to learn a bit more about her.
Wife's NameAngus Young's wife's name is Ellen.
Brigham Young had two daughters with his first wife, Miriam Angeline Works. They were named Elizabeth and Vilate.
Yes. Brigham Young was married to 54 women in his lifetime, although not all at one time. He only had children with 19 of his wives, most of the others were widowed or divorced and he married them only to see that they were cared for temporally. Some interesting facts about Brigham Young's marriages: He was widowed 19 times and divorced 10 times. His shortest marriage was four days, and his longest was 44 years. His oldest wife was 26 years older than him, and his youngest wife was 43 years younger than him.
Mary Van Cott was the 51st woman that Brigham Young married, although he was married to only 24 other women at the time of his marriage to Mary (due to death or divorce of 27 other wives). Mary Van Cott was previously married and divorced from Brigham Young's stepson, James Thornton Cobb (the son of Henry Cobb and Brigham's 4th wife Augusta Adams).
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Brigham Young married his first wife, Miriam Works, when he was 23. Miriam died 8 years later and at age 32, Brigham married Mary Angell. He was later sealed to plural wives as the Church practiced polygamy at the time. The first came when he was 41. Others came when he was 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 54, 61, 63, 66, 68, and 71.