Brigham Young marries, ***** in defiance of the Morrill Act. There is no name listed, nor record in family search for this entry.
[Source: Quinn, Extensions, p 762, in Exploring Mormonism: Polygamy Timeline, http://www.exploringmormonism.com/polygamy-timeline/]
WRONG! Should be 1863. See below for who this was. The Morrill Act was signed into law on JULY 1, 1862 by President Lincoln.
ReplyDeleteOn January 24, 1863 (B.Y. age 61) married Amelia Folsom Young (1838–1910) (aged 24); her 1st marriage; she was rumoured to be Brigham's favorite wife.
She was wife #50 in list below:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brigham_Young's_wives