Mary Ann Angell Young
Mary Ann Angell Young (1803-1882) was born 8 Jun. 1803 in Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island. She was the daughter of James W. Angell and Phebe Morton. She married Brigham Young about Feb. 1834 in Geauga Co., Ohio, and they had six children. She was baptized about 1832 in Avon, Livingston Co., New York. She was frequently in contact with Wilford and Phebe Woodruff in person and by letter from 1839 to 1882. She died 27 Jun. 1882 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and Wilford Woodruff spoke at her funeral.
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Mary Ann Angell (KWJJ-ZL9), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Feb. 2023). Mary Ann Angell Young, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/mary-ann-angell-young, accessed 27 Feb. 2023). Salt Lake Herald-Republican, “Obituary” (Salt Lake City, Utah), 29 Jun. 1882, p. 8; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 27 Feb. 2023). "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Feb. 2023); Mary Angell, birth, 8 Jun. 1803, Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island, p. 94; citing Pawtucket, Providence Co., Rhode Island, Town Clerk, “Records of births, marriages and deaths of North Providence and Pawtucket [Rhode Island], 1748-1885; indexes to births, marriages and deaths, 1728-1914,” image 75/293; DGS 7527136. “Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Feb. 2023); Truman O. Angell, 16 Oct. 1887, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 353, no. A14085; Salt Lake County Management and Archives, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; DGS 4139695. 1810 U.S. Census, North Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island, p. 420, James Angell, image 3/14; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Feb. 2023). "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 27 Feb. 2023); Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angel, 10 Feb. 1834, Geauga Co., Ohio, p. 34; citing Geauga Co., Ohio, Probate Court, “Marriage records, 1806-1920,” image 532/806; DGS 4254547. "The journal of Brigham: Brigham Young's own story in his own words / compiled by Leland R. Nelson,” entry for Brigham Young and Miriam Works, p. 6, image 120/248, M270.3 Y68j 1980; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 27 Feb. 2023).
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Excerpt:with peculiar feelings as I journied by land the places whare you suffered with your sickness [Eunice’s handwriting, Wilford’s words] with regard to crossing the Lake, we had a very tedious time of it. were caught in a line storm, and was in it 3 days on our way to Buffalo, at which place on the 13th we ^I^ took line boat for Albany, arrived at Albany on the 19th. during which time in consequence of the cold I took on the Lake with the crowded situation of the boat ... -
Excerpt:When it Was Motioned by Er W Woodruff & secd by Elder Kington that James Hill, James Barns, Charles Price, & John Parry, be ordained to the office of a Priest, & John Benbow to the Office of a Teacher Carried unanimously. Elder Brigham Young & W. Woodruff then proceded to ordain the above pers ons to the offices assigned them. Priest Charles Price was then chosen Clerk of the Stanly Hill ...Dates:April 23, 1840 April 24, 1840 -
Excerpt:August 20, 1844 ~ Tuesday 20th I spent the day at home writing August 21, 1844 ~ Wednesday 21st I met in council with the Twelve by the request of Elder Lyman Wight as he wished some council, but he was sick and could not attend so the council dispersed. In the afternoon Elders B. Young H. C. Kimball W. Richards and J. Taylor each in company with his Lady except sisterDates:August 20, 1844 August 21, 1844 August 22, 1844 August 23, 1844 -
Excerpt:shot, Balls, cannon, &c, the fires or Bellows were all worked by steam. the operation of the engines were pointed out unto us among many other curiosities we saw the Idrolick Press or pump, by which power the strength of all the anchors & chain cables are tried with this small press they readily can break 150 tons wait, they will snap an anchor into like a pipes stem that will weigh 5 tons. it clearly shows the consentrated power of the invention of men, we saw specemins of vari- ous timbers which ...Dates:February 6, 1841 -
Excerpt:Elder Brigham Young house for meeting. President Hiram Smith opened the meeting by prayer after which the Presidency lade their hands upon my head & sealed a blessing upon me President Rigdon being speaker they also sealed a blessing upon the head of Elders George A Smith & Turley. Also upon the head of Sister Young sister Tailor & my wife. If we were faithful we had the promise of again returning to the bosom of ... -
Excerpt:LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. CHAPTER XX. PREPARING FOR OUR JOURNEY AND MISSION—THE BLES- SING OF THE PROPHET JOSEPH UPON OUR HEADS, AND HIS PROMISES UNTO US—THE POWER OF THE DEVIL MANIFESTED TO HINDER US IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR JOURNEY. ON the first of July, 1839, Joseph Smith and his counsel- ors, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith, crossed the river to Montrose, to spend the day with the Twelve, and set them apart ...Dates:July 1, 1839 -
Excerpt:oppen their way, brother Young has been verry sick on his way— brother Kimbal was in the state of N.Y. some where but do not know where— brother J. Page is near Lima preaching— has baptized 8 or 10 O. Pratt was expecting to start for England as soon as he has company the last that I heard of him— Brother L. White called here a few days since says that he thinks of ... -
Excerpt:Mr. Bogart the Capt. of the Missouri mob their election day shot a man and he died the next day— he has absconded— there is a reward of 500 dolls. offered for his apprehension— Brother & sister Smoot wishes to be remembered to you and send you their best wishes, he is ex pecting to start for the south in a few days— he has been at home this winter. – Father Clar Clark where I live says he wishes to be ... -
Excerpt:I do not know as you can find out this letter for I have to write it mostly with my babe in my armes and little Sarah around me – she calls aloud for pa-pa many times in a day but the poor child has no pa to hear her. she is quite lonely like myselfe can you not tell me some thing near when you shall y come home I shall look for you in the fall. I have written you three letters before this since you left this continent and d^i^rected them ... -
Excerpt:came from a distance, we had a address from our prophet after which it was voted that Kirtland should be built up and three ^one^ man was appointed to preside over it I think they ^it^ was brother Almon Babbit father Granger & brother Higby —then it was motioned that a committee be appointed and commissioned to appoint & lay up stakes for the gathering ^from Commerce to Kirtland.^— Hiram Smith Lyman Whight ...