Elizabeth Fairchild Young, Plural-Wife of Mormon Leader Brigham Young

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Elizabeth Young (Fairchild)

Also Known As: "Betsey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States
Death: June 26, 1910 (82)
Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States (Acute Gastritis)
Place of Burial: Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Joshua Fairchild and Prudence Fairchild/ Kenyon/ Markham
Wife of William Lowery Chastain; Joseph McMurray, Sr and James David Lyman
Ex-wife of Brigham Young
Ex-partner of James A Matthews
Mother of Junius Franklin Chastain; William Matthews; Elizabeth McMurray; Joseph McMurray; Angeline Lyman and 1 other
Sister of Alma Fenner Fairchild; Moroni Fenner Fairchild and Anne E Fairchild
Half sister of Benjamin Fairchild; Mary Fairchild; Joshua Fairchild; Mary Ann Fairchild; Phoebe Fairchild and 10 others

Managed by: Richard Frank Henry
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About Elizabeth Fairchild Young, Plural-Wife of Mormon Leader Brigham Young

Elizabeth Fairchild (1828-1910) the daughter of Joshua, and Prudence Fenner Fairchild was born in Ohio. She married Brigham Young in 1846, James Lyman in 1847, Joseph McMurray in 1853, James Matthews in 1865 and William Chastain in 1868.

Alternate birthdate of 28 Mar 1831 is shown here: http://lds.org/churchhistory/library/pioneerdetails/1,15791,4018-1-...

  • Residence: Lake, Buchanan, Missouri - 1850
  • Residence: Grantsville City, Tooele, Utah, United States - 1880
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Elizabeth Fairchild Young, Plural-Wife of Mormon Leader Brigham Young's Timeline

1828
March 28, 1828
Marion, Marion County, Ohio, United States
1848
1848
Lake Township, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
1851
December 23, 1851
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
1856
July 26, 1856
Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, United States