Eliza R. Snow

Eliza Roxcy 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 Utah Territory in 1866. She was also the sister of Lorenzo Snow, the church's fifth president.

Eliza R. Snow
Snow, c. 1870
2nd Relief Society General President
December 1866 (1866-12)  December 5, 1887 (1887-12-05)
PredecessorEmma Smith
SuccessorZina D. H. Young
1st Secretary of the Relief Society
1842  1844
Personal details
BornEliza Roxcy Snow
(1804-01-21)January 21, 1804
Becket, Massachusetts, United States
DiedDecember 5, 1887(1887-12-05) (aged 83)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Resting placeMormon Pioneer Memorial Monument
40.7703°N 111.8856°W / 40.7703; -111.8856 (Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument)
Spouse(s)Joseph Smith (1842–44; sealed)
Brigham Young (1844–77; deceased)
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