Annie Taylor Hyde
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Annie Taylor Hyde was the founder and first president of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and was a women's leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Anna Maria Ballantyne Taylor was born in a Mormon pioneer
wagon shortly after her parents, LDS Church Apostle John Taylor and Jane Ballantyne, had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley
. Taylor was educated at the University of Deseret; in December 1870, she married Alonzo Eugene Hyde in the Endowment House
in Salt Lake City.
On April 11, 1901, she invited 54 other women to join her in creating Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
, an organization that would "perpetuate the names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers in founding this commonwealth [Utah]". Hyde was elected the first president of the organization, and she held this position until her death.
Later in 1901, Hyde was asked by Bathsheba W. Smith
to become her first counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society
, the LDS Church organization of women. Hyde also served in this capacity until her death. As a member of the Relief Society general presidency, Hyde represented the Relief Society at meetings of the National Council of Women.
Annie Taylor Hyde and her husband were the parents of eight children. One of their daughters, Annie Laura Hyde, married Joseph F. Merrill
, who later became an apostle in the LDS Church.
Annie Taylor Hyde died in Salt Lake City from stomach cancer
, aged 59.
Anna Maria Ballantyne Taylor was born in a Mormon pioneer
Mormon Pioneer
The Mormon pioneers were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as Latter-day Saints, who migrated across the United States from the Midwest to the Salt Lake Valley in what is today the U.S. state of Utah...
wagon shortly after her parents, LDS Church Apostle John Taylor and Jane Ballantyne, had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake Valley is a valley in Salt Lake County in the north-central portion of the U.S. state of Utah. It contains Salt Lake City and many of its suburbs, notably West Valley City, Murray, Sandy, and West Jordan; its total population is 1,029,655 as of 2010...
. Taylor was educated at the University of Deseret; in December 1870, she married Alonzo Eugene Hyde in the Endowment House
Endowment House
The Endowment House was an early building used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to administer temple ordinances in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. From the construction of the Council House in 1852, Salt Lake City's first public building, until the construction of the Endowment...
in Salt Lake City.
On April 11, 1901, she invited 54 other women to join her in creating Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers
The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers is a women's organization dedicated to preserving the history of the original settlers of the geographic area covered by the State of Deseret and Utah Territory, including Mormon pioneers...
, an organization that would "perpetuate the names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers in founding this commonwealth [Utah]". Hyde was elected the first president of the organization, and she held this position until her death.
Later in 1901, Hyde was asked by Bathsheba W. Smith
Bathsheba W. Smith
Bathsheba Wilson Bigler Smith was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement. She was the fourth general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a matron of the Salt Lake Temple, a member of the Board of Directors of Deseret Hospital, Salt Lake...
to become her first counselor in the general presidency of the Relief Society
Relief Society
The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, USA and has approximately 6 million members in over 170 countries and territories...
, the LDS Church organization of women. Hyde also served in this capacity until her death. As a member of the Relief Society general presidency, Hyde represented the Relief Society at meetings of the National Council of Women.
Annie Taylor Hyde and her husband were the parents of eight children. One of their daughters, Annie Laura Hyde, married Joseph F. Merrill
Joseph F. Merrill
Joseph Francis Merrill was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from October 8, 1931 until his death....
, who later became an apostle in the LDS Church.
Annie Taylor Hyde died in Salt Lake City from stomach cancer
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
, aged 59.