Who was Brigham Youngs 19th wife?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

No she didn't. She had actually died 30 years prior to Brigham Young's death.

Before his death in Salt Lake City at 4:00pm on August 29, 1877, Young was suffering from "cholera morbus and inflammation of the bowels". It is believed that he died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix. His last words were "Joseph, Joseph..." upon anticipation of being reunited with his predecessor, Joseph Smith. On September 2, 1877, Young's funeral was held in the Tabernacle with an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people in attendance.

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. She lived for only two years (1847) 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.

It is hard to imagine that Ann Eliza Young could write a book about the 19th wife when she never seen her or met her. Ann Eliza Young married Brigham Young in 1868. Twenty-one years after the 19th wife had passed away. Very peculiar.