Background
Young was born in Kirtland, Ohio, the eldest child of Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell. He was baptized into the church in Kirtland by his father at the age of eight.
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Joseph Young
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Upon his return to Utah Territory, Young married Margaret Whitehead, a native of England. Over the next few years Young was involved in the lumber industry, running several saw mills in canyons by Salt Lake City. He was also one of the main promoters of the Utah Central Railroad.
In 1872, Young was called to preside over the Sevier District of the church in present-day central Utah.
He became the first stake president of the Sevier Stake when it was organized in 1874. Young served only a few months before dying unexpectedly in Manti, Utah Territory at the age of forty.
He was buried in the Brigham Young Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Young is the father of Richard Whitehead Young, who was an Associate Justice of the United States. Territory of the Philippines Supreme Court between 1899 and 1901.
Membership
Young is one of the few Latter-day Saints in history to have been ordained to the office of apostle without ever becoming a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles or the First Presidency of the church. Joseph Angell was active in territorial politics and was a member of the Utah Territory"s House of Representatives in its 6th, 11th, and 12th sessions and was a member of the territory"s upper chamber in its 14th through 19th sessions.
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Religion
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints