Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
Canaan; arrived at my father's house July
6th. This was the first time I had seen my
father or relatives in Conn., since I joined the
A view of the place of my nativity
July 6th This was a day of great interest to me I left aunt Wheelers,
after visiting Daniel Luther, and many in the place I walked in comp-
any with Elder Hale on the canal to Uncle Adna Hart's from thence
to Woodfords mills built and formerly owned by my father
Aphek Woodruff I was born and spent my youth upon the place
after viewing the mills, I walked to the house whare I was born &
visited each appartment. The house and farm all look'd natural
Bogue Hill not accepted. I called at Mr Henry Woodruffford; & saw
Mrs Woodford. I also called upon Mr Judds, Mrs Allens, Z. & O
Harts, at Roger Woodfords I saw Eldad ^W^ & Lavilla Day. I called
upon Uncle Titus Woodruff's family I saw Caltha Herd, I called upon
Capt Francis Woodruff, Erastus Woodruff, Adna &c all glad to
see me. I visited uncle Ozem Woodruff's family he was absent
I saw Almirah Fuller & many other friends. During this walk
I passed the school house in which I had spent many of my youthf-
ul days I gazed upon it and also upon the grave yard in which
lay the bones of many of my progenitors & friends my Mother not
accepted [excepted] in visiting their tombs I read the inscription of several numbe
red with the dead who were well when I left Connecticu in 1832
I read the following inscription upon the TOMB stone of my
Mother BULAH WOODRUFF, the daughter of Lot Thompson
[FIGURES] A pleasing form a generous gentle heart
A good companion Just without art
Just in her dealings faithful to her friend
Beloved through life lamented in the end
[FIGURES]
Bulah Thompson ^Woodruff^ was born 1782. Died June 11th 1808. Aged 26 years
Aphek Woodruff was born NOV 11th 1778 {[descendent]}
Married. NOV 29th 1801
Azmon born NOV 29th 1802
Ozem Thompson born Dec. 22nd 1804
Willford born March 1st 1807
Azubah Hart born July 31st 1792
Married to Aphek Woodruff Nov 9th 1810
Philo born Nov 29, 1811. Died Nov 25th 1827 Aged 17 years
Asahel Hart born April 11th 1814. ^Died Oct 18 1838, 24 year^
Franklin born April ^march^ 12th 1816 Died June 1st 1816
Newton born June 19th 1818 Died September 1820 {drowned}
Julius born April 22 1821 Died [blank]
EUNICE born June 19th 1820 Died Aug 4th 1841 Aged 20.
After spending most of the day in visiting the before mentioned
friends I walked from Ozem Woodruffs to Farmington to again
visit my parents who had mooved from Colebrook, a few days
previous, to their former place of residence. I arived at my fathers
house at the setting of the sun whare I was once more in life
blessed with the happy privilege of taking my parents by the hand
& of beholding them face to face after being seperated from
them rising of five years I was joyfully receieved and made
heartily welcome. I visited the mills whare I had spent sev-
eral years & found things looked natural I spent the night
plesantly at my fathers house distanc of the day 16 miles
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