Zina D. H. Young

Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs Smith Young (1821–1901) was the third general President of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a leader in the LDS movement, and a social activist.

Related Topics:
1821 - 1901 - Relief Society - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Zina Huntington was born in Watertown, New York on January 31, 1821, the eighth child of William and Zina Baker Huntington. She was taught family related skills, such as spinning, soap making, and weaving, and received a basic education. She developed musical talent by learning to play the cello. She was a member of the Kirtland Temple Choir. She later became a school teacher and studied obstetrics under Dr. Willard Richards. As a midwife, she "...helped deliver the babies of many women, including those of the plural wives of Brigham Young. At their request, she anointed and blessed many of these sisters before their deliveries. Other women in need of physical and emotional comfort also received blessings under her hands." (Ludlow, p. 654)

Related Topics:
Watertown, New York - January 31 - 1821 - Spinning - Soap - Weaving - Cello - Obstetrics - Willard Richards - Midwife - Brigham Young

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

On April 1 1841, Zina was civilly married to Henry Bailey Jacobs by Nauvoo mayor John C. Bennett. They had two sons, Zebulon William and Henry Chariton Jacobs. She was later sealed to Joseph Smith, Jr. as a plural wife. After Smith's death, she married Brigham Young on February 2, 1846, at age twenty-five. They were married for thirty-one years and had one daughter, Zina Prescinda Young. She also reared four of Young's children by Clarissa Chase after their mother's death.

Related Topics:
April 1 - 1841 - Mayor - John C. Bennett - Joseph Smith, Jr. - Plural - February 2 - 1846

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

After migrating to the Salt Lake Valley, Zina Young became involved in a number of public service activities. In 1872, she helped establish Deseret Hospital in Salt Lake City and served on its board of directors and for twelve years as president. She also organized a nursing school, with courses in obstetrics. Zina Young was active in the temperance and women's suffrage movements, and, in the winter of 1881-82, attended the Women's Conference in Buffalo and a National Woman's Suffrage Association convention in New York. In 1891, she was a vice president for the Utah National Council for Women. Zina D. H. Young died on August 28, 1901 at age 80.

Related Topics:
Salt Lake - 1872 - Temperance - Women's suffrage - Buffalo - National Woman's Suffrage Association - 1891 - August 28 - 1901

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~