Apostle Joseph Angell Young

Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...Joseph Angell Young (October 14, 1834 – August 5, 1875) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Young is one of the few Latter-day Saints in history to have been ordained to the office of apostle without ever becoming a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency of the church.

Young was born in Kirtland, Ohio, the eldest child of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was baptized into the church in Kirtland by his father at the age of eight. In 1847, Young traveled with his family and a group of Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Utah Territory..."

"...Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of England..."

"...In 1864, Brigham Young ordained three of his sons to the priesthood office of apostle—Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, and Joseph Angell. Unlike his two brothers, Joseph Angell would never become a member of the First Presidency nor, like Brigham Jr., a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles..."

"...'[He died] unexpectedly in Manti, Utah Territory at the age of forty. He was buried in the Brigham Young Cemetery in Salt Lake City..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'Joseph Angell Young', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 23 November 2011, 09:43 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Angell_Young&oldid...> [accessed 31 January 2012]

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Birth: Oct. 14, 1834 Kirtland Lake County Ohio, USA

Death: Aug. 5, 1875 Manti Sanpete County Utah, USA

Son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell

Married Mary Ann Ayers

Married Clara Federata Stenhouse, 4 Mar 1867, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Children - Walter Stenhouse Young, Eugene Jared Young, Junius Young, Kane Lester Young

Married Margaret Whitehead

Son - Richard Whitehead Young

Biography - Joseph Angell Young was th first son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. At the age of twelve he accompanied his parents to Winter Quarters during the Mormon exodus of 1846. He remained at Winter Quarters with his mother during the winter of 1847-48 and accompanied the family (his father having returned to Winter Quarters in the fall of 1847) to the Salt Lake Valley the next year.

During the years 1854-56 Joseph labored as a missionary in England, where he presided over the Bradfordshire Conference. It was while he was returning from this mission in 1856 that he participated in the rescue operation described above. Although deprived of education early in his life due to the persecution and frequent moves of the Saints, Joseph studied hard in England and familiarized himself with the writings of Bacon, Blackstone, Locke, and Mill. An avid reader, he collected one of the finest private libraries in Utah.

Joseph A. Young, the oldest son of President Brigham Young, was among the Mormon missionaries who arrived in Utah from England on October 4, 1856, bringing news of the precarious condition of handcart immigrants on the plains that year. Relief efforts were immediately organized and within hours Joseph A. and twenty-seven other young men, under the leadership of George D. Grant, had started back into the mountains with sixteen wagonloads of food and clothing.

Failing to meet the immigrants at Fort Bridger, Joseph and three others were sent ahead with the message that assistance was on the way. When they found the immigrants, the toll of death had already begun to mount. Of the six hundred Saints camped at Red Buttes alone, comprising Martin's handcart company and Hodgett's wagon train, fifty-six had died of exposure and hunger.

As the relief effort proceeded, Joseph A. was sent back to the Salt Lake Valley to report progress and the condition of the immigrants. He arrived in Salt Lake City at 4:00 A.M. on November 13 to tell of the tragedy which, but for the effort of the returning European missionaries, would have been even more devastating than it was.

In 1864, Brigham Young ordained three of his sons to the priesthood office of apostle—Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, and Joseph Angell. Unlike his two brothers, Joseph Angell would never become a member of the First Presidency nor, like Brigham Jr., a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Joseph Angell was active in territorial politics and was a member of the Utah Territory's House of Representatives in its 6th, 11th, and 12th sessions and was a member of the territory's senate in its 14th through 19th sessions.

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Parents:

*Brigham Young (1801 - 1877)

• Mary Ann Angell Young (1803 - 1882)

Spouses:

*Margaret Whitehead Young (1838 - 1916)

• Clara Federata Stenhouse Agramonte (1850 - 1893)

Children:

*Richard Whitehead Young (1858 - 1919)*

• Junius Young (1870 - 1939)*

Inscription: Joseph A. Young. Eldest Son of Pres. B. Young. Kirtland, Oct. 14, 1834. Manti, Aug. 5, 1875.

Burial: Mormon Pioneer Memorial Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA

Maintained by: SMS Originally Created by: Utah State Historical So... Record added: Feb 02, 2000 Find A Grave Memorial# 183987