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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1807

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

People

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
542 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Bulah Thompson
22 Apr 1783 - 11 Jun 1808
73 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Eldad, b. 1747
1747 - 28 Dec 1805
37 mentions
Family
Thompson, Lot, b. 1752
4 May 1752 - 3 Mar 1836
28 mentions
Family

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Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

town of Farmington, now called Avon, . Tho occupation of my Father was a miller from his youth up which occupation I followed untill AD 1831. Variant &and divers are the lives & fortunes of men in evry age of the world, while the path of some are strewed with flowers & ease from the cradle to the grave, with naught to disturd their peace, others Apparrently are marked victims, of variated misfortunes, accident & dangers, the last named class is the one in whose ranks I have stood through my infancy, childhood, youth & manhood nearly to the present time so much so that it has seemed at times as though some invisible power or fate was watching my footsteps in order to find some opportunity to take my life from the earth, But I can ownly attribut the continuation of my life on earth to the present time to a merciful Providence whose hand has ben stretched out & rescued me from death in the midst of the many dangers & hair bredths escapes which I have passed through in life, some of which I will here mention. When three years of age, I fell into a caldron of scalding water, was instantly caught out, &and so badly scalded, that it was nine nine months before the[y] considerd me out of danger of the effects of the accident. My fifth & sixth years was interwoven with many acci- dents. On a certain day in company with my elder Brothers I entered the Barn & chose the top of a hay mow for a place of diversion. We had not been there long before I fell from the great beam upon my face upon the bear floor, which ended our sport for that day at least, however I shortly recoverd from the fall & a few weeks afterwords was again to play in the chamber of my Fathers House on Sunday with my Brothers Azmon & Thompson, and father reproved us for so doing, but we were so busy we could not spend time to obey our fathers ^command^ advise, And whether we disturded him or whether he thought of Solomons advise I know not but at all events he spared not the rod of correction, and began to flog us. we started to go below, & as we came to the stairs I was behind & hence the blows fell on me and while making an effort to get before my brothers I made a misstep & fell to the bottom of the stairs & broke one of my arms in the fall, so much for disobediance. It was not long before I recoverd from this misfortune & was about the streets again It was but a short time before I narrowly escaped with my life. My father owned a stock of horned cattle

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 1858 Deseret News

1804; myself born . Conn., . I assisted my father in attending the Farmington Mills, until I was twenty years of age.

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

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 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 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 .

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