born June 1, 1801 Whitingham, Windham Co, VT
baptized April 14, 1832
married Oct 8, 1824 Miriam Works(died Sept 8, 1832)
Feb 18, 1834 Mary Ann Angel
died Aug 29, 1877
April 1832 ordained elder
1834 member of Zion's Camp
Feb 1835 ordained apostle
Oct 1838 with death of David Patten, Young becomes senior
member of quorom of 12
Sept 1839 mission to England
April 14, 1840 chosen president of quorom of 12
Dec 5, 1847 part of the quorom of 12 elevated him to the office of President of the church
Feb 15, 1846 left Nauvoo for West
bibliography
History of the Church1:644-45
They Made a Difference:140-49
Book of Mormons:402-10
Revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith279-81
Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia1:8-14photo
Arrington, Leonard J
Brigham Young: American Moses
Alfred A Knopf: NY 1985
Bringhurst, Newell G
Brigham Young and the Expanding American Frontier
Little, Brown & Co: NY 1986
Hirshson, Stanley P
The Lion of the Lord: A Biography of Brigham Young
Alfred A Knopf: NY 1969
Taylor, P. A. M.
"The Life of Brigham Young: a Biography Which Will Not Be Written"
Dialogue 1(3):101-110
papers at LDS Historical Department
Tell It All: the Tyranny of Mormonism
