Sarah (Malin) Young (1804 - 1858)

Born 10 Jan 1804 in Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 20 Mar 1858 at age 54 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Birth: Jan. 10, 1804 Chester County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Mar. 20, 1858 Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA

Sarah was born on 10 Jan 1804 in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died at Salt Lake City, Utah on 20 Mar 1858. She was the daughter of Elijah Malin, Sr. and Catherine Essick, and the granddaughter of Thomas Malin, Jr. and Hannah Griffith.

Sarah Malin (often misspelled as Mellon, etc.) was married in polygamy to Brigham Young on April 18, 1848. She was the 44th wife of Brigham (he married or was sealed to 54 women following the marriage to his first wife). The marriage was said to have taken place in a cave at Winter Quarters or Far West, near Omaha, Pottawatomie County, Nebraska, while the Malin family was traveling from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake with the Ezra Taft Benson Company. It is recorded that Sarah and Brigham later divorced.

In the winter of 1838, the Prophet Joseph Smith visited Chester County and most of Elijah's family accepted the message he brought. Elijah Malin, Jr., Sarah's brother, was president of the Chester County Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a position he held until moving to Nauvoo, Illinois around 1845. It was at Nauvoo, on 18 Dec 1845, that Elijah, Sr. and Catherine Malin received their endowments. They also had received patriarchal blessings from Hyrum Smith (older brother of Joseph Smith, Jr., an LDS founder) on 17 Mar 1844 while living in Nauvoo.

Through a series of letters, published in the New York Times during January and February, 1855, Sarah had set out, along with Eliza Williams, to give lectures about what they believed to be the evils of Mormonism. Her first lectures were to be given in Boston, Massachusetts. There is no further information whether she actually did give such lectures or what the consequences of doing so might have been.

Family links: Parents: Elijah Malin (1773 - 1857) Catherine Essick Malin (1779 - 1866)

Spouse: Brigham Young (1801 - 1877)

Siblings: Sarah Malin Young (1804 - 1858) Elijah Malin (1808 - 1849)* Samuel Malin (1813 - 1893)* Eliza Ann Malin Gleason (1820 - 1889)*

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Burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Plot: B_4_PAUPER_637

Created by: Dennis Krebs Record added: Jan 25, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 124123035

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See also:

• List of Brigham Young's wives (Wikipedia)

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