Early Life
Young was born in Kirtland, Ohio, the son of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. Young's twin sister Mary died at age seven from the effects of injuries received at age two in a wagon accident. At age twelve Young drove an ox cart across the plains, reaching Salt Lake City in 1848. Young served as a guard and scout in the following years operating in Salt Lake Valley and the surrounding canyons.
Young married Catherine Curtis Spencer, a daughter of Orson Spencer with exactly the same name as her mother, on 15 November 1855.
In Utah Territory, Young became a member of the reconstituted Nauvoo Legion. He was involved in the rescue of the Willie and Martin Companies of Mormon handcart pioneers. He also served in the Utah War with the troops that worked to halt the advance of Johnston's Army.
In 1861, Young was made a member of the Salt Lake Stake high council.
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