Eliza R. Snow
American religious leader and poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eliza Roxey Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter Day Saint women of the nineteenth century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine. Snow was married to Joseph Smith as a plural wife and was openly a plural wife of Brigham Young after Smith's death. Snow was the second general president of the Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which she reestablished in the Utah Territory in 1866.[2] She was also the older sister of Lorenzo Snow, the church's fifth president.
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Eliza Roxey Snow | |
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2nd Relief Society General President | |
December 1866 (1866-12)[1][2] – December 5, 1887 (1887-12-05)[3] | |
Predecessor | Emma Smith |
Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
1st Secretary of the Relief Society | |
1842 – 1844 | |
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Born | Eliza Roxey Snow (1804-01-21)January 21, 1804 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | December 5, 1887(1887-12-05) (aged 83) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
Resting place | Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument 40.7703°N 111.8856°W / 40.7703; -111.8856 (Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument) |
Spouse(s) | Joseph Smith Jr (1842–44; sealed) Brigham Young (1844–77; deceased) |
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