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Brigham Young, the first governor of the Utah Territory and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died August 29, 1877. At the time, the church practiced an arrangement wherein the president held property and real estate as “trustee-in-trust.” This allowed Young to direct and finance many major construction and other enterprises during the early years of settlement. Upon his death, it complicated his estate to a great degree. Much of it was settled within about two years, but the case stretched into the 20th century in order to clarify property deeds.
This is where you come in! Our next project on FromThePage is to transcribe Brigham Young’s probate case. FromThePage is online software for transcribing documents and collaborating on transcriptions with others. You can transcribe anytime, anywhere! All you need is a computer with internet, the ability to read 19th and 20th century handwriting, and an interest in Utah history.
Learn more about probate files in this blog post, the final one in a 3-part series on the Salt Lake County Probate Case Files.