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Brigham Young is reported to have 185 wives, Silas Boeder 129, Jeremiah Stern 111, Job BiHenson 93, Julias J. Iloffman 92, Habacus Croatzy 81, and Gideon Ruffian 84. These gentlemen are the nobilities of Salt Lake. Brigham’s oldest wife is not over 49, and his youngest not above 14, while he is the the survivor of no fewer than 28 spouses. Silas Boeder, the next in authority among the saints, as might be supposed, is so apt to forget the names of his wives, that he has to call them by numbers. The masses in the Mormon country have only one wife, and the average do not exceed two or three apiece. Brigham Young is the reputed father of 245 children, of whom 32 are dead. The surviving balance of 213 consist of 85 boys and 128 girls. Silas Boeder is thrice and Jeremiah Stern nine times Brigham’s brother-in-law.-» r -tT 11 . _ « ^ 4-1 J1
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Bedford Independent
Bedford, Indiana, US
Wed, Jan 24, 1866
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