Mary
Ellen
Young
formerly de la Montague aka de la Montaigne
Born in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Boyd Woodward
— married
1819 (to about 1844) in Pennsylvania, United States
Wife of
Brigham Young
— married
3 Feb 1846 (to 13 Dec 1846) in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother of
William De La Montaigne Woodward
Died
at age 89
in San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2018
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Biography
Mary was born in 1805. She passed away in 1894.
Daughter of William De La Montaigne, b. Jun. 27, 1750 in Bermuda and d. Mar. 2, 1807 in Philadelphia, PA. & Hannah Calwalader Brown, b. Mar. 6, 1768 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. and d. Jan. 20, 1817 in Philadelphia, PA.
In 1819, James Woodward and Mary Ellen de la Montaigne were married in PA.
Ritually adopted by Young as his daughter (along with her husband), before being sealed to him two days later as his 36th wife, February 3, 1846. She later divorced Young on 13 December 1846 in Nauvoo and remarried James Boyd Woodward.
Sources
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #29493927 (accessed 3 February 2024)
Memorial page for Mary Ellen De La Montaigne Woodward (25 May 1805-3 Aug 1894), citing Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA (plot: block 2-6-2-); Maintained by Chloé (contributor 47159257).
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