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Brigham Young

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Brigham Young , 1801-77, American religious leader, early head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, b. Whitingham, Vt. Brigham Young was perhaps the greatest molder of Mormonism, his influence having a greater effect even than that of the church's founder, Joseph Smith , in shaping the Mormon faith as it exists today (see Latter-Day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of ). Early Life He was a painter and glazier in Mendon, Monroe co., N.Y., when he was first attracted to the new religion. Baptized as an adult in 1832, he led a group to the Mormon community at Kirtland, Ohio,... Read more
Brigham Young
Brigham Young Brigham Young (1801-1877), American colonizer and...unofficial governor of Oregon Territory. Brigham Young was born at Whitingham, Vt., on June...Frank J. Cannon and George L. Knapp, Brigham Young and His Mormon Empire (1913), a hostile... Read more
Young, Brigham (1801-1877)
Brigham Young (1801-1877) Mormon pioneer A Calling. Born on 1 June 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont, Brigham Young was only marginally successful as a farmer...Men-don, New York. In the Mormon community, Young found a spiritual home and an outlet for... Read more

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