 1821 - 1901 (80 years) Submit Photo / Document
Has 2 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Zina Diantha Huntington |
| Birth |
31 Jan 1821 |
Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
3 Jan 1846 |
NAUVO |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWNK-B28 |
| Death |
28 Aug 1901 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
1 Sep 1901 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I87838 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
William Huntington, b. 28 Mar 1784, Grantham, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States d. 19 Aug 1846, Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa, United States (Age 62 years) |
| Mother |
Zina Baker, b. 2 May 1786, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States d. 9 Jul 1839, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage |
28 Nov 1805 |
Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States |
| Family ID |
F29627 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Henry Bailey Jacobs, b. 5 May 1817, Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States d. 1 Aug 1886, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
7 Mar 1841 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Zebulon William Jacobs, b. 2 Jan 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States d. 22 Sep 1914 (Age 72 years) |
| + | 2. Henry Chariton Jacobs, b. 22 Mar 1846, Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, United States d. 14 Oct 1915, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 69 years) |
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| Family ID |
F29625 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Joseph Smith, Jr, b. 23 Dec 1805, Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States d. 27 Jun 1844, Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States (Age 38 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Oct 1842 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Family ID |
F29626 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
| Family 3 |
Brigham Young, b. 1 Jun 1801, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States d. 29 Aug 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 76 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Feb 1846 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Zina Presendia Young, b. 3 Apr 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States bur. 3 Feb 1931, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age ~ 80 years) |
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| Family ID |
F29374 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 31 Jan 1821 - Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States |
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 | Marriage - 7 Mar 1841 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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| Marriage - 27 Oct 1842 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 3 Jan 1846 - NAUVO |
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| Marriage - 2 Feb 1846 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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 | Death - 28 Aug 1901 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 1 Sep 1901 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Zina Diantha Huntington Young, third general president of the Relief Soc i ety, was fondly known by the sisters of the Church as the “heart” of Re li ef Society. “Sister Zina was all love and sympathy, and drew people af te r her by reason of that tenderness,” wrote Susa Young Gates, one of th e m ost prolific LDS writers of that time.
With gentleness, kindness, and the power of God, “Aunt Zina” inspired t h e women to be better. “Sisters, it is for us to be wide awake to our du ti es,” she said. “The kingdom will roll on, and we have nothing to fea r bu t our own imperfections.”
With the tenderness she was known for, Zina taught the importance of a p e rsonal testimony of the restored gospel. “Seek for a testimony, as yo u wo uld, my dear sisters, for a diamond concealed. If someone told you b y dig ging long enough in a certain spot you would find a diamond of unme asure d wealth, do you think you would begrudge time or strength, or mean s spen t to obtain that treasure? . . . If you will dig in the depths o f your ow n hearts you will find, with the aid of the Spirit of the Lord , the pear l of great price, the testimony of the truth of this work.”
By all accounts, Zina graciously embraced the Lord’s will in her life de s pite many hardships. Her beloved mother died in the expulsion from Miss ou ri. Her father died in the expulsion from Nauvoo. And she gave birt h t o a baby in a wagon while headed west.
But since the day she picked up the Book of Mormon as a 14-year-old gi r l and felt the burning in her heart that it was true, nothing could har de n her heart or make her testimony waver.
In her autobiography, she wrote, “Before my maker I wish to bear a faith f ul Testimony that this is the work of God & each year it is more precio us .”
Early Life
Zina Diantha Huntington was born January 31, 1821, in Watertown, New Yor k , to William and Zina Baker Huntington. She was the seventh of nine chi ld ren. Zina’s parents were strict Presbyterians and set good patterns fo r t heir children. As a family, they read the Bible daily, sang hymns a s Zin a played on the cello, and prayed together morning and night. Zina’ s moth er was known for taking care of those in need, while her father ha d studi ed the Bible enough to conclude that none of the churches at tha t time “h ad the organization peculiar to the primitive church.” So whe n the famil y heard the restored gospel, all but her oldest brother, Chau ncy, embrace d it. Hyrum Smith baptized Zina on August 1, 1835.
Marriage and Family
Zina married Henry Bailey Jacobs on March 7, 1841. They had two sons b u t did not remain together. As a plural wife of Brigham Young, Zina ha d on e daughter, and she raised four other children as her own after thei r mot her died. Blessed with the gift of healing and limited medical trai ning , Zina helped the sick and delivered countless babies. She died Augu st 28 , 1901, in Salt Lake City.
Highlights of Service
Before serving as general Relief Society president, Zina spent 21 year s t raveling the Utah Territory organizing Relief Societies with her dea r fri end Eliza R. Snow, who was then the Relief Society general presiden t. Aft er Zina became general president, she continued and expanded thos e visit s beyond Utah, adding an emphasis on local Relief Societies creat ing thei r own nursing classes and improving medical care. She opened a n ursing sc hool and headed the school of obstetrics. She advocated women’ s suffrage , served as president of the Deseret Silk Association, and wa s matron o f the Salt Lake Temple from its dedication in 1893 until her d eath.
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