Eliza R. Snow
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. She was also the older sister of Lorenzo Snow, the church's fifth president.
Eliza Roxey Snow | |
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Eliza Roxey Snow (1870) | |
2nd Relief Society General President | |
December 1866 – December 5, 1887 | |
Predecessor | Emma Smith |
Successor | Zina D. H. Young |
1st Secretary of the Relief Society | |
1842 – 1844 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eliza Roxey Snow January 21, 1804 Becket, Massachusetts, United States |
Died | December 5, 1887 83) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged
Resting place | Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument 40.7703°N 111.8856°W |
Spouse(s) | Joseph Smith Jr (1842–44; sealed) Brigham Young (1844–77; deceased) |
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