Margaret (Pierce) Young (1823 - 1907)

Born 19 Apr 1823 in Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Morris Whitesides — married 23 Jul 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Wife of Brigham Young — married 16 Jan 1845 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Jan 1907 at age 83 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

Margaret became a member of the LDS Church between 1830 - 1848.

Margaret (Pierce) Young was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Margaret was a little above medium height, fair complexioned, active and charming. In later years, she helped her husband by cooking and caring for the millhands and other workers employed by him. She was also actively engaged for about two years in raising silk worms. She did much Temple work and was active in Relief Society. She wrote an autobiography in her own hand.

LDS Early Church and Temple Ordinances: Patriarchal Blessing on October 29, 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States officiated by Hyrum Smith; Endowment on December 18, 1845, at the Temple in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

Sources

• Our Pioneer Heritage Vol 1, Brigham Young His Wives and Family
• LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 database: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/1543/margaret-peirce-whitesides-young
• Nauvoo Community Project: http://nauvoo.byu.edu/ViewPerson.aspx?ID=46554
• Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Ancestry.com. Original data: Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848.50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
• "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3Z-NX4M : 23 February 2018), Robert Pierce in entry for Margaret Pierce, from 1839 to 1846; citing Residence, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, from 1839 to 1846, Citing BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy, Provo, Utah. 21:14, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
• "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85V-55D : 10 February 2018), Robt. Pierce in entry for Marg. Pierce Young, 16 Jan 1907; citing Salt Lake City, S.L., Utah, reference p334 dth #12684; FHL microfilm 26,554. Gill-3793 21:34, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Report Abstracts

Utah Deaths and Burials
Name Robt. Pierce
birth_place Pa.
gender Male
Wife Hannah Harvey
Daughter Marg. Pierce Young

Name Marg. Pierce Young
Gender Female
Burial Date 20 Jan 1907
Death Date 16 Jan 1907
Death Place Salt Lake City, S.L., Utah
Age 83
Birth Date 1824
Birthplace Pa.
Race White
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Name Robt. Pierce
Father's Birthplace Pa.
Mother's Name Hannah Harvey
Mother's Birthplace Pa.