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Ann Eliza Young (September 13, 1844 – December 7, 1917) also known as Ann Eliza Webb Dee Young Denning [1] was one of Brigham Young's fifty-six wives and later a critic of polygamy. Her autobiography, Wife No. 19, [ 2 ] was a recollection of her experiences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Sarah Ann McDonal, married a man named Brigham Jonathan Young from England, who scholars have mistaken as being Brigham Young. Two Sioux women, a rumor that was spread in a 1852 anti-Mormon polemic by William Hall. Jane Watt, wife and half sister of George D. Watt, rumored to have been married to Young.
The 19th Wife was #12 on the New York Times Bestseller List the week of August 31, 2008. [3]In a review of the book for The New York Times, Louisa Thomas wrote, "the multiplicity of perspectives serves to broaden Ebershoff’s depiction not only of polygamy, but also of the people whose lives it informs," giving the novel "a rare sense of moral urgency."
Mormon apologists claim that many women were very satisfied with polygamous marriages, [citation needed] and note that individuals such as Zina Huntington—a polygamous wife of Brigham Young—went on speaking tours as part of the suffrage movement touting the joys and benefits of plural marriage. [citation needed]
Brigham Young (/ ˈ b r ɪ ɡ əm / BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) [4] was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847 until his death in 1877.
Wives of Brigham Young (1801–1877). Pages in category "Wives of Brigham Young" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Ebershoff's third novel, The 19th Wife, was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, selling almost a million copies around the world. The novel is about one of Brigham Young's plural wives, Ann Eliza Young, as well as polygamy in the United States in the 21st century. [2]
Folsom was born in Buffalo, New York, on August 23, 1838.She was the daughter of William Harrison Folsom and Zerviah Eliza Clark, and the oldest of their eight children. . Her father worked as a church-employed architect and contractor and designed many of the historic buildings in Utah, including the Salt Lake City Council Hall, the Provo Tabernacle, and the Manti Utah Tem