Lorenzo Dow Young

Lorenzo Dow Young (1807-1895) was born 19 Oct. 1807 in Sherburn, Chenango Co., New York. He was the son of John Young and Nabe How. He married Persis Goodall about 1826; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized in 1832. He and Wilford Woodruff traveled across the plains together in 1847 and served together in church capacities throughout their lives. He died 21 Nov. 1895 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and Wilford Woodruff attended his funeral.

Footnotes

Lorenzo Dow Young (KWJC-JQP), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Feb. 2023). Lorenzo Dow Young, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/lorenzo-dow-young, accessed 16 Feb. 2023). Lorenzo Dow Young, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/lorenzo-dow-young, accessed 20 Feb. 2023). Brigham Young, “History of Brigham Young,” Millennial star : official organ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Great Britain, vol. 25, no. 19 (9 May 1863), p. 295, image 1032/1308; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/, accessed 15 Feb. 2023). "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 14 Feb. 2023; John Young and Nabe How, marriage, 31 Oct. 1786, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, p. 302; citing Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, New England Historic Genealogical Society, “Vital records of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to the year of 1850,” image 158/612; DGS 7578551. "Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959 / Book B, 1860 April 25-1894 April 27,” entry for Wm G. Young, p. 16, image 17/148, CR 301 22; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 16 Feb. 2023). “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 16 Feb. 2023); Lorenzo Dow Young, 21 Nov. 1895, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 20, no. 737; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; DGS 4139834.

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    October 5, 1856 ~ Sunday 5th Sunday All met at the Bowery the First Presidency 3 of the Twelve & the missionaries who had lately returned took a seat upon the Stand. D Spencer F D Richards & B Young occupied the stand in the forenoon. G. D. Grant Wm H. Kimball Joseph A. Young & others spoke in the afternoon they were full of the spirit & power of God & the Gift of the Holy ...
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    October 5, 1856 October 6, 1856

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    for how can we Hate our Brother whom we have seen & love God whom we have not seen. again if we have ought against our Brother we should go to him & be reconciled & not go to law & if we do wrong or injure the feelings of another unjustly we should ask forgiveness & make recincileation & when a person gets a thorrough victory over themselves in thes matters they gain a far greater victory than they would in taking sebastipol. I listened with attention to the remarks of Brother
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    October 21, 1855

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    November 9, 1855 ~ Friday 9th In company with H. S. Eldridge Joseph Young & Henry Harriman I rode to Toeele & spent the night at E. T. at Brother Moss. Brother Thomas Grover stoped with me distance 25 mls November 10, 1855 ~ Saturday 10th Saturday we rode to Tooele City to attend the Quarte- rly conference the people Assembled at 11 oclok meeting opened by singing & Prayer ...
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    November 9, 1855 November 10, 1855 November 11, 1855

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    running horses & the officers had the cost to pay March 23, 1855 ~ Friday 23rd I spent the day ploughing & attended Grammar school in the evening March 24, 1855 ~ Saturday 24th I sowed 2 Acres of Oats to day & attended the Universal scientific society in the evening we had a full house & an interesting address from David Cantling upon the history of the Russians the Russian war & its results upon the war upon the world March 25, 1855 ~ Sunday ...
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    March 23, 1855 March 24, 1855 March 25, 1855 March 26, 1855 March 30, 1855 March 31, 1855 April 1, 1855 April 2, 1855 April 3, 1855 April 5, 1855 April 6, 1855 April 7, 1855 April 8, 1855 April 9, 1855 April 13, 1855

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    the outside wall making the wall one side of the dweling. Reuben Alread is bishop & Elijah Everett is president May 13, 1855 ~ Sunday 13th Sunday meeting at 10 oclock the Danish brethren sung. J. M. Grant preached was followed by H. C. Kimball & President Young. W Woodruff reported at the close of the meeting the company rode to Manti & held a meeting Broth Cherry lost his horses & as ...
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    May 13, 1855 May 14, 1855 May 15, 1855

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    in the social Hall & Herd till midnight the most thrilling soul stiring speaches, essays, Addresses, songs, music &c &c that I ever herd it was truly interesting to enjoy such a feast of the production of sthe stronges[t] talent in the world. we also was addressed on saturday evening at the Universal scientific society by On the subject of Phrenology followed by O. Pratt & W Woodruff [FIGURE] I received a letter from Wm Smoot at Los Vegus July 30, 1855 ...
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    July 30, 1855 July 31, 1855 August 1, 1855 August 4, 1855 August 5, 1855 August 6, 1855 August 11, 1855 August 12, 1855 August 13, 1855 August 18, 1855

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    my object in coming to this place of fishing was to get some fish & take my family out to a ride September 6, 1855 ~ Thursday to September 8, 1855 ~ Saturday 6 7 & 8 I spent the time upon this fishing ground but the wind being in the north was against us as it drove the fish away from the mouth of the provo which was their fishing ground the fishermen drew their net every day but ownly caught about what they wanted to eat ...
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    September 6, 1855 September 8, 1855 September 9, 1855 September 10, 1855 September 11, 1855 September 12, 1855 September 13, 1855 September 14, 1855 September 15, 1855 September 16, 1855 September 17, 1855 September 18, 1855 September 19, 1855 September 20, 1855

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    October 15, 1855 ~ Monday Oct 15th Monday night P. P. Pratt W. Woodruff G. A. Smith & Erastus Snow of the Twelve & others met at the House of P. P. Pratts to organize the Territory of Utah into missionary districts & appoints missionaries to the various fields of Labour the following are ^is^ the division of the Territory in 6 districts Utah Co 1: Juab Sanpete, & Millard Co[un]ties Ut 2nd.
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    October 15, 1855 October 16, 1855 October 17, 1855 October 18, 1855 October 19, 1855 October 20, 1855

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    February 24, 1855 ~ Saturday 24th [FIGURE] I settled with the tithing office this day & paid them cash to balance Books $52.50 I have paid some $250 for tithing since my last settlement. I wrote 4 letters to day to [FIGURE] L. N. Scovil, Elisha Wilcox, Jonathan Campbell, & Crandle Dunn February 25, 1855 ~ Sunday 25 Sunday I Preached in the Tabernacle in the morning & was folowed H. C. Kimball we both preached ...
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    February 24, 1855 February 25, 1855 February 26, 1855 February 27, 1855 February 28, 1855 March 1, 1855 March 2, 1855 March 3, 1855 March 4, 1855 March 5, 1855 March 6, 1855 March 7, 1855 March 8, 1855

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    to be located 6 miles from the base of the mountain on the east the fort on the west we then road to the present location of fort Harmony 3 miles making 18 1/2 miles by the rodeometer & 287 miles from Salt Lake City 287 this is a good grazing country & a splendid mountain scenery. The brethren are trying to take out the stream of waters called Ash Creek to water their farming land they have carried it 6 miles & have i to carry it 2 mils further to get ...
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    May 20, 1854