Margaret Pierce Whitesides Young was born 19 April 1823 in Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States to Robert Peirce (1797-1884) and Hannah Harvey (1802-1872) and died 16 January 1907 Utah, United States of unspecified causes. She married Morris Whitesides (1821-1845) 23 July 1844 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Brigham Young (1801-1877) 16 January 1845 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States.
Marriage & Family
Sisters Margaret Pierce (1823-1907) and Mary Harvey Pierce (1821-1847) both married the Mormon Prophet, Brigham Young (1801-1877) on 16 Jan 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois becoming plural wives #18 and #19.
She had only one son, Brigham Morris Young (1855-1931), who married the daughter of LDS Prophet, Lorenzo Snow (1814-1901).
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Brigham Morris Young (1855-1931) | 18 January 1855 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 20 February 1931 | Celestia Armeda Snow (1856-1938) Arletta Colister Snow (1857-1920) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mary Harvey Pierce (1821-1847) | 29 November 1821 Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | 16 March 1847 United States | Brigham Young (1801-1877) |
| Margaret Pierce (1823-1907) | 19 April 1823 Thornbury, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | 16 January 1907 Utah, United States | Morris Whitesides (1821-1845) Brigham Young (1801-1877) |
| Ann Eliza Peirce (1826-1829) | |||
| Eli Harvey Peirce (1827-1858) | |||
| Thomas Peirce (1829-1864) | |||
| Joseph Peirce (1831-1831) | |||
| John William Peirce (1833-1908) | 2 April 1833 Brandywine, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States | 7 February 1908 Harper, Box Elder County, Utah, United States | Jerusha Smith (1836-1912) Mary Electa Walker (1840-1904) |
| Edith Evaline Peirce (1836-1917) | |||
| Elizabeth Peirce (1839-1844) | |||
References
- Mary Pierce at Find A Grave 50030859
- The Clan of Dr Robert Church Kirk by Kurtis Kirk