Ellen Ackland (Rockwood) Young (1829 - 1866)

Born 23 Mar 1829 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Brigham Young — married 21 Jan 1846 in Far West, Missouri

Died 6 Jan 1866 at age 36 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

Ellen (Rockwood) Young was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.

Ellen A. was born to Albert Rockwood and Nancy Haven in Holliston, Massachusetts on Mar. 23, 1829^[1][2]

Ellen moved from Holliston, with her Uncle Jesse Haven and her Aunt Elizabeth, in 1838, and went to Far West, Missouri, with the Saints. She was married to Brigham Young in 1846, and arrived in Salt Lake Valley with the family in September 1848.^[3]

She had no children.

In the 1850 census Ellen (age 22) was in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[4]

In the 1860 census Ellen (age 31) was living with Brigham Young at 18th Ward Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Middlesex, Vital Records of Holliston Massachusetts to the year 1850, p. 130
2. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Page: p264; Digital film/folder number: 007009586; FHL microfilm: 763666; Image number: 146; Packet letter: O; Indexing batch: I00803-5
   FamilySearch Record: FHPR-6PT (accessed 29 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-4LLZ
   Ellen A Rockwood born on 23 Mar 1829, daughter of Albert P. Rockwood & Nancy, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Immigration: "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
   FamilySearch Record: QK9B-HJZX (accessed 29 January 2024)
   https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?pioneerId=2683
   Name: Ellen Ackland Rockwood Young; Immigration Date: 24 Sep 1848; Immigration Place: Deseret, United States; Birth Date: 23 Mar 1829; Death Date: 06 Jan 1866; Emigration Date: 05 Jun 1848; Sort Bir Date: 23 Mar 1829; Sort Dea Date: 06 Jan 1866; Misc Note: 9NQL-X5R; Company Name: Brigham Young Company; Event Place Sup: Utah, United States; Event Place Year Range: 1847-1868.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Digital film/folder number: 004181033; FHL microfilm: 25540; Image number: 155; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01405-7
   FamilySearch Record: MCS6-BJ5 (accessed 29 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRBW-M1R
   Ellen Rockwood (22) in Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 214; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005171491; FHL microfilm: 805313; Image number: 277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01825-9
   FamilySearch Record: MH24-SZB (accessed 29 January 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSF-987P
   Ellen R Young (31) at 18th Ward Great Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States. Born in Massachusetts.

• Our Pioneer Heritage Vol 1, Brigham Young His Wives and Family
• LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 database: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/2683/ellen-ackland-rockwood-young
• LDS Membership Records: "Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848"
  Ancestry Record 5333 #77423 (accessed 29 January 2024)
  Ellen A Rockwood born on 23 Mar 1829, daughter of Albert Rockwood & Nancy Haven, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  Patriarchal Blessing Date: August 20, 1842 Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Officiator: Hyrum Smith
  Baptism Date: March 10, 1969 Temple: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Endowment Date: December 13, 1845 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Endowment Date: December 16, 1845 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: January 21, 1846 Temple: Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Sealed to Parents Date: January 12, 1949