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BORN
DIED
JUNE 1, 1801
AUG. 29, 1877
WHITINGHAM, VT.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
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Brigham Young
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BRIGHAM YOUNG
Brigham Young was born June 1, 1801 in
Whitingham, Vt. He succeeded Joseph Smith
as President of the "Mormon" Church when
the latter was martyred in Carthage, Ill. in
1844. He led a small band of pioneers into
the great unknown West in 1847 and estab-
lished Salt Lake City where he proved him-
self to be the greatest colonizer of his time.
He died in Salt Lake City, Aug. 29, 1877.
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