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Brigham Young came west with the wagon train on April 14, 1847.

Entry - April - 1847 "Wed. 14. - Pres. Brigham Young and his brethren of the Twelve left Winter Quarters for the Rocky Mountains. They joined the Pioneer camp near the Elkhorn River." (LDS Church Chronology 1805 - 1914, page 33)

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Brigham Young and the first Mormon pioneers arrived in what is now Utah in late July 1847. At the time, the area was part of Mexico.

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Brigham Young was appointed Governor of Utah Territory by U.S. President Millard Fillmore in 1850. He was Governor until 1858, when he was suceeded by Alfred Cumming.

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