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Aug 8, 1837

Journal Entry

August 08, 1837 ~ Tuesday

8 Walked to Brother E Millicken & soon Elder Milton Holmes
arived from New Rowley bringing my wife with him we were
all happy to again meet. After dining I wrode in company
with PHEBE my wife to Mr Ezra Carter's my father in Law
this is the first time I ever visited his house, or saw any of
the family. It had been about one year since Phebe left
her fathers house to go to Kirtland. When we arived at
father Carter's he was absent. Mother Carter was confin
ed to a bed of sickness & had been very low, but was fast
recovering. one brother was at home & all of the sisters
being four of them, viz Sarah Foss, Rhoda, Shuah, & Mary
Joseph F Carter was present, two other brethren were
absent viz Ezra & Ilus. It was an affecting meeting we were
both joyfully receieved & made wellcome. during the evening
father Carter came home & we all rejoiced {Distance of the day} 10 miles

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Milliken, Edward
5 Nov 1802 - 15 Feb 1887
8 mentions
Maine Mission
Carter, Ezra (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
177 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
289 mentions
Family
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Carter, Joseph Fabyan
11 Dec 1798 - 30 Sep 1873
56 mentions
Family
9 mentions
Family
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1581 mentions
Family
Scammans, Rhoda Farnham Carter
13 Mar 1809 - 23 Dec 1896
63 mentions
Family
Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
185 mentions
Family
Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
91 mentions
Family
Moulton, Shuah Coffin Carter
20 Dec 1811 - 19 Jun 1905
88 mentions
Family

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Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio
New Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

of Main which I reached on the . Soon after my arrival at bro E Milliken Elder Milton Holmes also arrived bringing my wife with him. After dinner I rode with Phebe to her father's, Mr. Ezra Carter. This was the first time I ever saw any of my wife's family. It had been about one year since Phebe left her father's house to go to Kirtland When we arrived at the house we found Phebe's father absent and her mother confined to a bed of sickness: she had been very low but was fast recovering. One of my wife's brothers was at home and all her sisters. Two of her brothers were absent. It was an affecting meeting and we were both joyfully received and made welcome. During the evening father Carter came home & we all rejoiced exceedingly In company with Ezra and F^abyan^ Carter I went

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1

and on the in company with my wife & Elder Hale I visited my wifes Father family Ezra Carter in Scarboro Maine, it being the first time I had ever seen any of her relatives we were very kindly received. My wife Phebe had been absent from her home about

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

On the , in company with my wife and Elder Hale, I visited my wife's father, Ezra Carter, and his family in Scarboro, Maine, it being the first time I had ever seen any of her relatives. We were very kindly received. My wife had been absent from her father's home about one year. I spent eight days with Father Carter and household, and one day I went out to sea with Fabian and Ezra Carter, my brothers-in-law, in a boat, to fish with hooks. We caught 250 cod, haddock and hake, and we saw four whales, two at a time, it being the first time in my life I had ever seen the kind of a fish which is said to have swallowed Jonah.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

On the , in company with my wife and Elder Hale, I visited my wife's father, Ezra Carter, and his family in Scarboro, Maine, it being the first time I had ever seen any of her relatives. We were very kindly received. My wife had been absent from her father's home about one year. I spent eight days with Father Carter and household, and one day I went out to sea with Fabian and Ezra Carter, my brothers-in-law, in a boat, to fish with hooks. We caught two hundred and fifty cod, haddock and hake, and we saw four whales, two at a time, it being the first time in my life I had ever seen the kind of a fish which is said to have swallowed Jonah.

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Aug 8, 1837