Brigham Young's Homes

Appendix A: Brigham Young’s Houses

Whitingham, Vermont Stimpson Hill, west side of Town Road 33 Occupied by John and Abigail Young family, 1801 Known as Brigham Young’s birthplace, the home was destroyed before 1900 and is now marked by a stone memorial. Sadawaga Pond (now Sadawaga Lake) The Youngs lived at three other locations in Whitingham, although they did not own land. Their last location was likely on Sadawaga Pond. New York Sherburne (Smyrna), Chenango County Occupied by John and Abigail Young family, 1804–1807 Two children were born in this same house, but because the town was divided, one child was listed as having been born in Sherburne and the other in Smyrna. Cold Brook (now Cole Road), on the road leading from Dark Hollow to German Hollow, right off Chenango County Road 21 Occupied by John and Abigail Young family, 1807–1813 An abandoned sawmill still exists. Genoa (Lansing) Occupied by John and Abigail Young family, 1813–1815 This location is uncertain; possibly more than one residence. Tyrone, near Pine Grove, seven miles west of what is now Watkins Glenn on Sugar Hill Road Occupied by John Young and his older sons Joseph, Phinehas, and Brigham, 1815 Half Acre, near Cayuga Occupied by James and Susannah Young Little, their children , and Susannah’s brothers Joseph, Lorenzo, and Brigham Young Auburn, Reed and Wadsworth farms Brigham worked as a “chore boy” on these farms and boarded with the families. Auburn, home of John C. Jeffries Brigham probably lived with Jeffries while apprenticing under him, although he could still have been living on the Reed or Wadsworth farms. Auburn, the Wait farmhouse Brigham likely lived at the Wait farmhouse while he was constructing it and the barn. Mary Van Sickle Wait and current Wait owners of the farmhouse (James and Nancy) believe he lived for a time on the Wait property. Haydenville, one and a half miles south of Port Byron near the Owasco Outlet Occupied by Brigham and Miriam Young as roomers This home is still standing and privately occupied, although enlarged and remodeled. Port Byron, one hundred yards diagonally east from the fourcorners intersection in Port Byron Occupied by Brigham, Miriam, and Elizabeth Young This home is still standing and privately occupied. Oswego Location unknown. Appendix A Brigham Young’s Houses This list of houses built, owned, and/or occupied by Brigham Young and his family is grouped first by location and then arranged chronologically by the Young family’s dates of occupation, followed by whatever information is available about the style, architect, and current use of the house or property. Mendon, southeast corner of the Cheese Factory and Mendon-Ionia Roads Occupied by Brigham, Miriam, Elizabeth, and Vilate Young who were living for a time with John, Sr. Owned by John Young and family Mendon, northeast corner of the Cheese Factory and Mendon-Ionia Roads Occupied by Brigham, Miriam, Elizabeth, and Vilate Young This home also contained Brigham’s carpenter shop and mill; it is no longer standing. “Number Nine,” a rural community west of Canandaigua Occupied by Brigham, Miriam, Elizabeth, and Vilate Young, 1830–1832 Owned by Jonathan Mack Mendon, Heber C. Kimball home, southwest of John Young, Senior’s home on Mendon-Ionia Road Occupied by Brigham and his family before Miriam died and by Brigham as a boarder after Miriam died Owned by Heber C. Kimball Kirtland, Ohio Rented home, likely on property of Elijah Smith Occupied by Brigham Young and his two daughters, Elizabeth and Vilate, and the Heber C. Kimball family West off Route 306, across the street from the LDS Stake Center, 8751 Kirtland Road Occupied by Brigham Young and second wife, Mary Ann Angell Young, and Elizabeth and Vilate Owned by Brigham Young, .375 acres No home is currently standing. 10831 Chillicothe Road Occupied by Brigham and Mary Ann, Elizabeth and Vilate, and children by Brigham and Mary Ann Likely built and owned by Brigham Young The red barn in back of the Chillicothe home is located at 8265 Bridlehurst Trail and is still standing and privately occupied. Garfield and Timothy Lane Land possibly owned by Brigham Young No home is currently standing. Dublin, Indiana Home of brother Lorenzo Young Occupied by Joseph Young family, Brigham, Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and George W. Robinson Brigham Young fled to Dublin in December 1837. Far West, Missouri Mill Creek, a tributary of Shoal Creek, eight miles east of Far West Occupied by Brigham and Mary Ann Young and children for about a year Farm owned and...