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Eliza Young (Babcock)

Also Known As: "Eliza Babcock"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mina, Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, United States
Death: 1868 (39-40)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Adolphus Rudolphus Babcock and Jerusha Jane Babcock
Wife of John Groves and Dominicus Carter
Ex-wife of Brigham Young
Sister of Sophronia Babcock; Lorenzo Dow Babcock; George William Babcock; Lucy Wood; Permelia Young and 3 others

Managed by: Richard Frank Henry
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About Eliza Young

Biographical Summary:

Eliza Babcok ((1828-1874) was born October 8, 1828 in Mina, Chautauqua, New York the daughter of Adolphus and Jerusha Rowley Babcock.

Babcock married Dominicus Carter a blacksmith and farmer about 1846 as a plural wife during the Nauvoo period, but she was back with her mother soon after as evidenced by the Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists. Eliza crossed the plains as Eliza Babcock,

She also married and Brigham Young. Eliza obtained a divorce from Brigham Young on Dec. 4, 1851 and in 1855 she married John Groves.

She died on July 12, 1874 Salt Lake City, Utah.

SOURCE: Find A Grave Memorial# 34072667. www.findagrave.com

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Eliza Young's Timeline

1828
October 8, 1828
Mina, Chautauqua, Chautauqua County, New York, United States
1868
1868
Age 39
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT