Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-21
DEATH OF A Utah PIONEER
Patriarch LofsBll D. YOUNG Passes
From Mortality,
Aiter n We'll So mt Life OF Eighty .eiE hi
NsaT,-One OF the Original
Pioneers

To-day, Nov. q, Patriarch Lorenzo
Dow Young, brother OF the late Presi.
dent Brigham Young, breAthed HE
last at his home In this city. He has
been quito feeble since tho ist OF sop.
tombor last, and several times his death
has been anticipated. When at last It
came It was peaceful. The deceased
was born Oct. 10, 1907, In Smyrna,
ShenaugO oOunty, New York, and
was this Aon Of John aud Nabbio Howe
Young. He was one VI she original
Utah Pioneers.
In his Infancy, Lorenza Dow Young
was n feeble child, and M boy he was
far from being physically strong. His
mother died when he was between
seven and eight years old. At ten he
became apprentices TO n gardener and
uurssfy.mau, who required him 10
work beyond his strength. At seven
Teen he went 10 learn the blacksmilh's
trade where hD met with an accident
that almOtt rendered him a cripple for
life; from this, however, he recovered.
IL was In 1882 that he read the Book
u Mormon, and on investigatlOn was
convinced OF the truth OF tho GOSPEL
revealed through tho Prophet Joseph
Smith, being baptized In September
Of that year. He gathered with the
Church, and In 1888 went on a mission
TO the state Of Now York. In 1886
he Oiled y mission In western Ohio, fol-
lowed by another In New YORK. From
Kirkland he moved 10 Missouri, from
where he was driven with the Saints
IN lsSs; going TO Scott county, he re-.
mained there I'll lsil. HU was At tho
battle OF Crooked River, whore Elder
David w. PAtten was killed.
In lSii lie filled another mission TO
Ohio; anu In 1916 was one OF those In
the Mormon exodus from NAuyoo.
With his family he passed through the
severe privatlons Of that period, and on
April 7, lsi7, len Winter QnAfters
with the Utah Pioneers under Pfesi.
dent Brigham Young. Lorenzo brought
with him one obW-ths only COW In
this company, and the nrat ever known
10 come into the Gresl Salt Lake
Valley.
LoronGo's first labor In the valley
was taking out u little water In NJ irri.
cation ditch and planting n bushel OF
potatoes he had brought from Winter
Quarters; they were badly dried up
and only fourteen hills grew. The
frost coming on, he cut up wagon
box, made SONS boxer, and took up his
potatoes, hills aud all and took them
Into the house, where hO left them
growing I'LL colder weather came, ana
they had grown to the aize OF hickory
nuts. HO then dug them, and next
spring had one quart left for seed, one
hAlf OF which he gave away, ana
raising over two bushels from the re-
mainder.
Brother Lorenzo assisted TO build
the Old Fort, on the site OF the Pioneer
Square, and eTeoked = house thereon,
Hs next built a hOuse-the first erected
in tho valley outside OF the Ola Fort
on the site Of the pTessn, Bee Hive
house, near the corner OF South Tenn.
pie anu State streets. Very many Ia.
tsTesting Incidents OF his experience
could DO related II space therefor
were available. He has been an active
importance. He was OF n hospitable,
, onerous nature, and delighted Ia
aiding those who were Ia aoeI,
Daring his long life no vas highly
esteemed by tho people, aud now
passes to an honored grave.
Lorenzo ID. Young was the youngest
member OF msst remarkable family
In the Church IN one particular. The
family consisted u Tho father ami
mother, 'he laso John Young and his
vile Nsbbis Howe lCuHy, i've sons
ana i've daughters, all OF whom were
married when the Gospel reached
them, and they and their wives and
husbands-twsnty.Ono In the family,
all Joined the Church. There was one
sou ny another wife, the late Edward
Young, who also joined the Churoh.
The date OF the iuaeTal has not been |
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