Joseph Young

Joseph Young (1797-1881) was born 7 Apr. 1797 in Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of John Hayden Young and Nabe How. He married Jane Adeline Bicknell about 1834 in New York; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 6 Apr. 1832. He and Wilford Woodruff were part of Zion's Camp in 1834 and worked together in church leadership throughout their lives. He died 16 Jul. 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, and Wilford Woodruff spoke at his funeral.

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