Joseph Young, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Young

Mormon missionary

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1797

Place of Birth: Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1881

Profession: politician, missionary

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Joseph Young (April 7, 1797 – July 16, 1881) was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement and was a missionary and longtime general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
He was an elder brother of Brigham Young. Young was born in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, the eighth child born to John Young and Abigail (Nabby) Howe. In 1830, while he was a preacher for the Methodist Church in Upper Canada, Young was introduced to the Book of Mormon by his younger brother Brigham.
Joseph eventually abandoned the Methodist faith and was baptized a member of the Church of Christ by Daniel Bowen in Columbia, Pennsylvania, on April 6, 1832; Brigham followed his brother and became a member of the church one week later.
Later in April 1832, Joseph was ordained to the priesthood office of elder by Ezra Landon.
Immediately following his ordination, Young began a mission for the church, preaching in New York and Upper Canada in the spring and summer of 1832 with his brother Phineas.