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Definition of Brigham young
1. Noun. United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon exodus from Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah (1801-1877).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brigham Young
Literary usage of Brigham young
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York public library (1909)
"FRAUD on the will [of brigham young]. Over a million dollars stolen by Taylor & Co.
... Two hours with brigham young. Salt Lake and its environs. ..."
2. Wife No. 19, Or the Story of a Life in Bondage: Being a Complete Exposé of by Ann Eliza Young (1875)
"HOW brigham young FORCED ME TO MARRY HIM. Brigham's Offer of Marriage.— I Think
the Prophet Too Old.— My Parents are Delighted with the Honor. ..."
3. History of Utah: 1540-1886 by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Alfred Bates (1889)
""WiLL brigham young fight?" inquired Schuyler Colfax of Elder Stenhouse, during
his sojourn at Salt Lake City in I860.1 "For God's sake, Mr Colfax. ..."
4. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles by Nelson Appleton Miles, Marion Perry Maus (1896)
"About this time a body of "apostles" was instituted within the church, and among
the number of these was brigham young, who had become a convert to the new ..."
5. Our New West: Records of Travel Between the Mississippi River and the by Samuel Bowles (1869)
"... and of the Rulers—The Close Church and State Government—Education —"The
Tithings"—brigham young and his Power—Dining with the Twelve Apostles—Bathing in ..."
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