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BYU Professor Lectures on Brigham Young in Western New York
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK -- BYU professor Larry Potter gave a presentation on the
live of Brigham Young in Pittsford, New York on July 24th. Potter's
presentation celebrated the 200th anniverary of Young's birth and his
Western New York roots. Young lived from 1828 until 1833 in the town of
Mendon, New York, joining the Joseph Smith's fledgling church in 1830. He
worked as a carpenter in the area and even worked on the Erie Canal. "Even
members of our church, many are unaware that (Young) spent time in New
York," said Toi Clawson, media coordinator for the Palmyra stake.
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Brigham Young is remembered
Rochester NY Democrat and Chronicle 24July01 US NY Roch D6
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