Miriam Works Young was born 7 June 1806 in Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York to Asa Works (1763-1845) and Abigail Marks (1781-1846) and died 8 September 1832 Mendon, Monroe County, New York of unspecified causes. She married Brigham Young (1801-1877) 8 October 1824 in Cayuga County, New York.
Marriage and Family
Brigham Young (1801-1877) married Miriam Angeline Works (1806-1832) in 1824, Cayuga County, New York. She was the first of his 55 wives. She bore him two children and then died just two months after their baptism into the LDS Church.
Children
| 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) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Abigail Works (1804-1843) | |||
| Miriam Angeline Works (1806-1832) | 7 June 1806 Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York | 8 September 1832 Mendon, Monroe County, New York | Brigham Young (1801-1877) |
| Adaline Works (1808-1857) | |||
| Parthenia Works (1811-1893) | 23 June 1811 Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York | 6 December 1893 Pleasanton, Decatur County, Iowa, United States | Lorenzo Dow Booth (1807-1847) |
| Angeline Eliza Works (1814-1880) | |||
| Asa Daniel Works (1819-1852) | |||
| Joseph Tuncliff Works (1819-) | |||
| Jerusha Works (1819-1907) | |||
| James Marks Works (1821-1889) | |||
Vital Records
Menden Gravestone
This stone placed by Genevieve Curtis, great-granddaughter, and her husband Alexander R. Curtis in Sept. 1948.
- Location : Menden NY.
References
- MIriam Works at Find A Grave #6939784