Lorenzo Dow Young

19 Oct 1807 - 21 Nov 1895
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.

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