Harriet Amelia (Folsom) Young (1838 - 1910)

Born 23 Aug 1838 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Brigham Young — married 24 Jan 1863 in Salt Lake, Utah

Died 11 Dec 1910 at age 72 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

Harriet Amelia Folsom was born August 23. 1838 to William Folsom and Zerviah Clark in Buffalo, New York.^[1]

She married Brigham Young

Shortly before President Young's death, he decided to erect an official residence where he could entertain people who came to see him. The family understood that Amelia would live there and was happy that he had chosen her to assume the responsibilities of all social affairs. Before the residence was completed, Brigham passed away. It was finished by President John Taylor and named the Gardo House.

Amelia was reputedly the favorite wife of Brigham Young. She was tall, stately and queenly in appearance; and, for her, Young built the "Amelia Palace". She was distantly related to Mrs. Grover Cleveland.

She died, at the age of 72, on December 11, 1910 in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1][2] She is buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85J-P9M : 28 January 2020), Harriet Amelia F. Young, [REFERENCE-ERROR].
2. ↑ "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSF-GBTK : 10 February 2018), Amelia Folsom Young, 16 Dec 1910; citing Manti Messenger, The University of Utah. J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1693/harriett-amelia-young : accessed 10 March 2022), memorial page for Harriett Amelia Folsom Young (23 Aug 1838–11 Dec 1910), Find A Grave: Memorial #1693 citing Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by Kathryn Moore Family (contributor 48793983) .

See Also:

• Nauvoo Community Project
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8F-15L : 12 April 2016), Emily Fulsom in household of Silva Fulsom, Almont, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing family 114, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LQ-G82 : 13 December 2017), Harriet A Folsom in entry for William H Folsom, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XHRQ-B2H?cc=1438024&wc=922H-3TT%3A518653001%2C518869601%2C518909101 : 22 May 2014), Utah Territory > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City, ward 13 > image 13 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBG-9MP8?cc=1417683&wc=QZ24-L15%3A1589415070%2C1589415390%2C1589415389%2C1589394990 : 24 December 2015), Utah > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City > ED 45 > image 6 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZ2Q-DTX?cc=1325221&wc=9BQK-9LH%3A1030550201%2C1030789001%2C1030872201 : 5 August 2014), Utah > Salt Lake > ED 23 Precinct 22 Salt Lake City Ward 2 > image 1 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YY2-S1G?cc=1727033&wc=QZZC-X24%3A133639201%2C134349601%2C134700001%2C1589089225 : 24 June 2017), Utah > Salt Lake > Salt Lake City Ward 2 > ED 120 > image 1 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9B-Z3K2 : 10 February 2018), Harriet Amelia Folsom, 03 Oct 1860; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-)
• Our Pioneer Heritage Vol 1, Brigham Young His Wives and Family
• Family Search Profile for Harriett Amelia Folsom