BRIGHAM YOUNG
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NYS Historic
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People, Religion, Site
- 113 County Rd 56, Port Byron, NY 13140, USA
- 43.035044, -76.623491
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Village of Port Byron Historian
BRIGHAM YOUNG
Inscription
BRIGHAM YOUNGLIVED IN PORT BYRON WITH WIFE
MIRIAM WORKS. EMPLOYED AS
PAINTER. DAUGHTER ELIZABETH
BORN IN THIS VILLAGE IN 1825.
PRES. OF MORMON CHURCH 1847.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2022
Brigham Young (1801-1877), the second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, lived and worked for a time in Port Byron, Cayuga County, New York. In 1824, Young married Miriam Works and in 1825 their daughter Elizabeth was born in Port Byron. During his time here, Young worked as a painter on the Erie Canal, painting canal lock houses and bridges. By 1832, Young resided in Mendon, Monroe County, New York, where he converted to the Mormon faith and was baptized.
