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Joseph A Young was born 14 October 1834 in Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio to Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882) and died 5 August 1875 Manti, Sanpete County, Utah of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Whitehead (1838-1916) 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.

Biography

Joseph Angell Young (October 14, 1834 – August 5, 1875) was an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Young is one of the few Latter-day Saints in history to have been ordained to the office of apostle without ever becoming a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency of the church.

Early Years

Young was born in Kirtland, Ohio, the eldest child of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was baptized into the church in Kirtland by his father at the age of eight. In 1847, Young traveled with his family and a group of Mormon pioneers from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Salt Lake Valley.


He was the first son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. At the age of twelve he accompanied his parents to Winter Quarters during the Mormon exodus of 1846. He remained at Winter Quarters with his mother during the winter of 1847-48 and accompanied the family (his father having returned to Winter Quarters in the fall of 1847) to the Salt Lake Valley the next year.


Mission to England 1854-1856

Young was a missionary for the LDS Church in England from 1854 to 1856, working in Liverpool, Manchester, and Bradford. There he presided over the Bradfordshire Conference.

Upon his return to Utah Territory, Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of England.

Martin Handcart Company Rescue

It was while he was returning from this mission in 1856 that he participated in the rescue operation described above. Although deprived of education early in his life due to the persecution and frequent moves of the Saints, Joseph studied hard in England and familiarized himself with the writings of Bacon, Blackstone, Locke, and Mill. An avid reader, he collected one of the finest private libraries in Utah.

Joseph A. Young, the oldest son of President Brigham Young, was among the Mormon missionaries who arrived in Utah from England on October 4, 1856, bringing news of the precarious condition of handcart immigrants on the plains that year. Relief efforts were immediately organized and within hours Joseph A. and twenty-seven other young men, under the leadership of George D. Grant, had started back into the mountains with sixteen wagonloads of food and clothing.

Failing to meet the immigrants at Fort Bridger, Joseph and three others were sent ahead with the message that assistance was on the way. When they found the immigrants, the toll of death had already begun to mount. Of the six hundred Saints camped at Red Buttes alone, comprising Martin's handcart company and Hodgett's wagon train, fifty-six had died of exposure and hunger.

As the relief effort proceeded, Joseph A. was sent back to the Salt Lake Valley to report progress and the condition of the immigrants. He arrived in Salt Lake City at 4:00 A.M. on November 13 to tell of the tragedy which, but for the effort of the returning European missionaries, would have been even more devastating than it was.


Early Career

Over the next few years Young was involved in the lumber industry, running several saw mills in canyons by Salt Lake City. He was also one of the main promoters of the Utah Central Railroad.

LDS Apostle & Leadership

In 1864, Brigham Young privately ordained his three of his sons to the priesthood office of apostle—Brigham Young, Jr., John Willard Young, and Joseph Angell, without a public announcement or adding them to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Unlike his two brothers, Joseph Angell would never become a member of the First Presidency nor, like Brigham Jr., a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

Utah Territorial Legislature

Joseph Angell was active in territorial politics and was a member of the Utah Territory's House of Representatives in its 6th, 11th, and 12th sessions and was a member of the territory's upper chamber in its 14th through 19th sessions.


Manti Stake President

In 1872, Young was called to preside over the Sevier District of the church in present-day central Utah. He became the first stake president of the Sevier Stake when it was organized in 1874. Young served only a few months before dying unexpectedly in Manti, Utah Territory at the age of forty. He was buried in the Brigham Young Cemetery in Salt Lake City.


Marriage & Family

Joseph A Young followed the Mormon 19th Century tradition of Polygamous Marriage:

1st Marriage: Margaret Whitehead

He married Margaret Whitehead (1838-1916) shortly returning from his missionary trip to England (1856-57). She was a native of England.

  1. Richard Whitehead Young (1858-1919) - U.S. Army Brigadier General and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines during the time that the Philippines was a U.S. Territory.

2nd Marriage: Clara Stenhouse

He married 2nd to Clara Federata Stenhouse (1850-1893) on 04 Mar 1867 in Salt Lake City, Ut.

  1. Laurence Collins Agramonte Young (1884-1942) -

3rd Marriage: Mary Ann Ayers

He married 3rd to Mary Ann Ayers (1831-)

  1. Brigham Truman Young (1853-1880) -

4th Marriage: Athalia Grant

He married 4th to Athalia Elizabeth Grant (1836-1907)




Children


Offspring of Joseph A Young and Margaret Whitehead (1838-1916)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Richard Whitehead Young (1858-1919) 19 April 1858 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 27 December 1919 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Minerva Richards (1862-1958)


Offspring of Joseph A Young and Clara Federata Stenhouse (1850-1893)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Laurence Collins Agramonte Young (1884-1942)


Offspring of Joseph A Young and Mary Ann Ayers (1831-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Brigham Truman Young (1853-1880)



Siblings


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Miriam Angeline Works (1806-1832)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Elizabeth Young (1825-1903) 26 September 1825 Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York, United States 2 February 1903 Lewisville, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States Edmund Lovell Ellsworth (1819-1893)
Vilate Young (1830-1902) 1 June 1830 Mendon, Monroe County, New York, United States 18 November 1902 Lewisville, Jefferson County, Idaho, United States Charles Franklin Decker (1824-1901)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Mary Ann Angell (1808-1882)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Joseph Angell Young (1834-1875) 14 October 1834 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 5 August 1875 Manti, Sanpete County, Utah Margaret Whitehead (1838-1916)
Clara Federata Stenhouse (1850-1893)
Mary Ann Ayers (1831-)
Athalia Elizabeth Grant (1836-1907)
Mary Ann Young (1836-1843) 18 December 1836 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 27 August 1843 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois
Brigham Young (1836-1903) 18 December 1836 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio 11 April 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Catherine Curtis Spencer (1836-1922)
Helen E Armstrong (1856-1939)
Abigail Stevens (1870-1954)
Jane Maria Carrington (1840-1905)
Rhoda Elizabeth Perkins (1862-1927)
Alice Young (1839-1874) 4 September 1839 Montrose, Lee County, Iowa 2 November 1874 St. George, Washington County, Utah Hiram Bradley Clawson (1826-1912)
Luna Caroline Young (1842-1922) 20 August 1842 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois 17 November 1922 Logan, Cache County, Utah George Washington Thatcher (1840-1902)
John Willard Young (1844-1924) 1 October 1844 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois 11 February 1924 New York City, New York Elizabeth Canfield (1845-1916)
Lucy Maria Canfield (1847-1915)
Adolphine Bertha Christine Damke (1859-1924)
Clara Lucinda Jones (1846-1885)
Luella Van Cott (1861-1920)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Lucy Ann Decker (1822-1890)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Brigham Heber Young (1845-1928) 19 June 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 3 June 1928 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Vilate Ruth Clayton (1844-1918)
Fanny Decker Young (1849-1892) 25 January 1849 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 21 January 1892 Salt Lake City, Utah George Washington Thatcher (1840-1902)
Ernest Irving Young (1851-1879) 29 April 1851 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 8 October 1879 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Sybella White Johnson (1854-1926)
Arta D'Christa Young (1855-1916) 16 April 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 7 April 1916 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, United States Susan Snow (1856-1917)
Feramorz Little Young (1858-1881) 16 September 1858 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 27 September 1881 Off coast of Jupiter, Florida
Clarissa Hamilton Young (1860-) 23 July 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah John Daniel Spencer (1858-1947)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Harriet Elizabeth Cook (1824-1898)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Oscar Brigham Young (1846-1910) 10 February 1846 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 4 August 1910 Provo, Utah County, Utah, United States Paralee Russell (1845-c1905)
Annie Marie Roseberry (1855-1936)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Clarissa Clara Decker (1828-)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Jeannette Young (1849-1930)
Nabbie Howe Young (1852-)
Jedediah Grant Young (1855-1856)
Albert Jeddie Young (1858-)
Charlotte Talula Young (1861-)


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Emily Dow Partridge (1824-1899)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Edward Partridge Young (1845-1852) 30 October 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 26 November 1852 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Emily Augusta Young (1849-1926) 1 March 1849 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 19 March 1926 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Hiram Bradley Clawson (1826-1912)
Caroline Partridge Young (1851-1903) 1 February 1851 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 2 July 1903 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Mark Croxall (1844-1889)
George Quayle Cannon (1827-1901)
Joseph Don Carlos Young (1855-1938) 6 May 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 19 October 1938 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Alice Naomi Dowden (1864-1950)
Marian Penelope Hardy (1861-1919)
Miriam Young (1857-)
Josephine Young (1860-1912) 21 February 1860 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 9 May 1912 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Albert Carrington Young (1858-1930)
Lura Young (1862-1862) 2 April 1862 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States 4 November 1862 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States


Offspring of Brigham Young (1801-1877) and Louisa Beaman (1815-1850)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Moroni Young (1847-1847) 8 January 1847 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States 10 August 1847 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Hyrum Young (1848-1848) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Joseph Young (1848-1848) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Alma Burtts Young (1848-1850) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
Alva Beaman Young (1848-1850) 1848 Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States 1850 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States


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