Descendants of Brigham Young

Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States.

He founded Salt Lake City and he served as the first governor of the Utah Territory.

Young was a polygamist, marrying a total of 55 wives, 54 of them after he converted to Mormonism.

Young stated that upon being taught about plural marriage, "It was the first time in my life that I desired the grave.

[3] In 1902, 25 years after Young's death, The New York Times established that Young's direct descendants numbered more than 1,000.