Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
1804; myself born .
Conn., . I assisted my father
in attending the Farmington Mills, until I was
twenty years of age.
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Journal Entry
March 01, 1807 ~ Sunday
My parents both father and mother
were born and bred in the town
of Farmington, Connecticut.
My father Aphek Woodruff was
the son of Eldad Woodruff. My
mother Bulah Thompson was the
daughter of Lot Thompson all of the
town of Farmington C.t.
I was born in the north
part of the town of Farmington
which is now called Avon
March 1st 1807. From the age of
14 to 23 my mind was often exer
cised upon the subject of my souls
salvation yet without submision
to God or being led by his spirit
untill the age of 23. Then at that age
I resolved by the grace of God assisting me
to be led by the spirit and word of God
into that truth which maketh free the
reby. [John 8:32] I had no desire to join any of
the sectarian churches for I found
by compareing the churches with the
records of divine truth that they
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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
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Family
Woodruff, Bulah Thompson
22 Apr 1783 - 11 Jun 1808
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Woodruff, Eldad, b. 1747
abt. 1747-1805
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Family
Thompson, Lot, b. 1752
1752-1836
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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
Hartford co., Conn., .
I assisted my father in attending the
Farmington Mills, until I was twenty
years of age.
Autobiography 1897 Deseret Weekly
I was born , at Northing-
ton, part of the Farmington (now Avon),
Hartford county, Connecticut. In
my early life I worked as a farmer
and miller. Of course my childhood
was passed under the influence of the
remnants of the Blue Laws of Con-
neticut. I remember the day well
when the Baptists and the Methodists
in Connecticut were almost as un-
popular as the Mormons afterwards
became. Presbyterians and Congre-
gationalists were the ruling religions
of New England in my childhood.
In attending Sunday school in my
early boyhood, under Dr. Noah Porter,
and learning chapters of the Bible
by heart, I saw what Jesus Christ and
the Apostles taught. Those principles
were so firmly imprinted on my mind
that I could never join any church,
because the churches of that day did
not believe them, until I heard Zara
Pulsipher, a Mormon Elder, preach to
me and my brother Azmon, and a
large congregation of neighbors, at
Richland (now Dansville), Oswego
Autobiography 1857 Draft 2
1802; Ozen Thompson born Dec. 22, 1804; myself born .
My mother died with the spotted fever, June, 11, 1808, aged
Autobiography 1857 Draft 2
Farmington, now called Avon, Hartford Co., Conn. .
I assisted my Father in attending the Farmington Mills, until I
was 20 years of age. / In the Spring of ^April,^ 1827 I took the flouring
mill of my Aunt, Hellen Wheeler, which I attended three years.
In the Spring of ^May,^ 1830, I took charge of the flouring mill of Mr.
Collins, the ax manufacturer, in south Canton, Conn., at the end
of one year it was demolished to make way for other machinery.
In the spring of ^March,^ 1831 I took charge of the flouring mill owned
by Mr. Richd. B. Cowleys of New Hartford, Conn. In the Sp^r^ing ^stet^
of ^stet^ 1832, in company with my oldest brother Azmon, I went to
Richland, Owego Co., New York, and purchased a farm and saw mill,
and settled down in business for ourselves.
At an early age my mind was exercised upon religious
Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes
born , ^at [blank] county, Connecticut.^ ^In^ My early Life was ^I worked^
^as^ a farmer & a Mmiller. oOf course my childhood
was ^passed^ under the influence of the remnants of the
Blue Laws of Connecticut. I remember the
day well when ^the^ Baptists & Methodists in Con^necticut^ with
wasere almost as unpopular as Mormons ^are^ to day.
presbyterians & Congregationalists wasere the
ruling ^ only ruling^ religions of New England in my
boy ^child^hood. In attendings the Su^n^day School in my
early Boyhood, under Dr Noah, porter and
learning chaptrs by heart, I saw what Jesus Christ
Autobiography 1892 Deseret News Notes
1804; Wilford born .
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine
My mother died with the spotted fever,
Hartford County, Connecticut, March
1st, 1807. I assisted my father in attend-
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Ozem Thompson born ) Wilford born March 1st (My Mother Bulah Woodruff Died June 11th , aged 26
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
town of Farmington, now called Avon, . Tho occupation of my Father was a miller from his youth up
Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
Co Ct, . I followed the same occupation of my Father
that of a Miller from my youth up until 1831. I assisted my ^Father^ in attending
the Farmington Mills untill I was 20 years of age, in the spring of 1827 I took
the flouring Mill of my Aunt Hellen Wheeler which I attended 3 years. In the
spring of 1830 I took charge of the flouring Mill of Mr Collins the Ax manufacturer
in South Canton Ct, at the end of one year it was demolished to make way for
other Machinery, in the spring of 1831, I took charge of the flouring Mill
owned by Mr Richard B. Cowles of New Hartford Connecticut. In the
spring of 1832 in company with my oldest brother Azmon Woodruff I
went to Richland Oswago County N York & purchased a farm & saw Mill
& setled down in business for awhiles.
Variant & divers are the lives & fortunes of man in every age of the world. While the
path of some are strewn with flowers & ease from the cradle to the graves with
naught to disturb their peace others apparently are marked victims of variated
misfortune accidents & dangers. The last named class is the one in whose ranks
I have stood through my infancy childhood youth & manhood up to the present
time so much so that it has seemed as though some invisible power or fate was
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