When Brigham Young died in 1878, historical records show he had 56 known wives. Herridge said he believes historical records do signal Sally Kanosh was married to Brigham Young.

Tribune guest columnist Michael O'Brien explores the LDS leader Brigham Young's purported proposal to be sealed to ... “By the time [Young] took his 27th wife in 1869, he had fathered 56 children.

June 14, 1842: Having learned about plural marriage from Joseph Smith, Brigham Young marries the first of his polygamous wives, Lucy Ann Decker Seeley, at age 41 (Decker was 20).

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Officials with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have revamped and rededicated the final resting place of pioneer-prophet Brigham Young </a>and several members of his vast family.