Miriam Works

Brief Life History of Miriam

When Miriam Works was born on 7 June 1806, in Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States, her father, Asa Works, was 43 and her mother, Abigail Marks, was 24. She married Brigham Young on 8 October 1824, in Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 8 September 1832, in Mendon, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Tomlinsons Corners Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Brigham Young
1801–1877
Miriam Works
1806–1832
Marriage: 8 October 1824
Elizabeth Young
1825–1903
Vilate Young
1830–1902

Sources (12)

  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Miriam Works Young, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Miriam Works in entry for Elizabeth Young Ellsworth, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1813

Established in 1813.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Work 2, with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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