Eliza R. Snow

(1804-1887)

American religious leader and poet

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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.

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Born	21 January 1804 Becket, Massachusetts, United States
Died	5 December 1887 (aged 83) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Zodiac	Aquarius
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