Mary Harvey (Pierce) Young (1821 - 1847)

Born 29 Nov 1821 in Mills, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Brigham Young — married 16 Jan 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Died 16 Mar 1847 at age 25 in Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Robert Pierce and Hannah Harvey. She was a plural wife of Brigham Young. Mary died at Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska Territory in 1847.

Sources

• Jeffery Ogden Johnson, Determining and Defining 'Wife': The Brigham Young Households, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought 20 (Fall 1997): 66.
• "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-PF4J : 23 February 2018), Robert Pierce in entry for Mary Harvey Pierce, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah. 21:16, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project
Name Robert Pierce
gender Male
Wife Hannah Harvey
Name Mary Harvey Pierce
Event Type Residence
Event Date from 1839 to 1846
Event Place Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Birth Date 29 Nov 1821
Birthplace Mills, Potter, Pennsylvania
Death Date 16 Mar 1847
Death Place Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska Territory
Father's Name Robert Pierce
Mother's Name Hannah Harvey
Note Brigham Young

Note

Note: Mary married Brigham Young on Jan 16, 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois.

RIN: MH:N156