Phebe Ann (Morton) Young (1786 - 1854)

Born 28 Mar 1786 in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James William Angell — married 21 Mar 1804 in Camden, Oneida, New York

Wife of Brigham Young — married 28 Jan 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1854 at age 68 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

Phebe became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.

Phebe (Morton) Young was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Phebe is the daughter of Abraham Morton (1762 MA-1839 OH) and Phebe (Langford) Morton (1761 VT-1845 Nauvoo, IL) Phebe married James Williams (named for the Protestant theologian Roger Williams) Angell about 1802 in New York. They had ten children, several of whom joined the LDS Church. James and Phebe eventually separated, and she went to Utah with her adult children. Her daughter Mary Ann was Brigham Young’s second wife. Phebe and her daughter Jemima both married Brigham Young on the same day, January 28, 1846. ^[1] Phebe died in SLC in 1854. She was originally buried in a family garden plot. She was reinterred in the Mormon Pioneer Memorial cemetery, SLC, SL, Utah. ^{[2] [3]}

Pike-2301 21:38, 21 February 2016 (EST)

Sources

1. ↑ Our Pioneer Heritage Vol 1, Brigham Young His Wives and Family
2. ↑ “ Old Bones Belong to Utah Pioneer Woman,” by Ardis E. Parshall, published 26 March 2010, Salt Lake Tribune
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #90288710

• Jeffery Ogden Johnson, Determining and Defining 'Wife': The Brigham Young Households, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 20 (Fall 1997): 67.