Edmunds Act passed: plural marriage a felony, cohabitation a misdemeanor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
April 19, 1882 ~ Wednesday
19 I met in council & prayer circle in the forenoon I visited
Mother Mary Ann Yo[u]ng first wife of President Brigham Young wife
who sis sufferin vary much with dropsey. she cannot lie down
but sits up in a chair I laid hands upon her head with her son
Brigham and I Blessed her she will not live long
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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3458 mentions
Apostle, Family
Young, Brigham (Jr.)
18 Dec 1836 - 11 Apr 1903
588 mentions
Apostle
Young, Mary Ann Angell
8 Jun 1803 - 27 Jun 1882
50 mentions
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First Presidency counsels men to live with "only one wife under the same roof."
Sixth Constitutional Convention for Utah held; Congress rejects petition for statehood on February 23, 1883.