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Day in the Life

Aug 17, 1839

Journal Entry

August 17, 1839 ~ Saturday

17 I rode to Rochester with Father Coltrin and once more had an interview with some of our fox
Island friends. We stoped at Mr Carvers. I was pleased with an interview with Mother
and Sister Carver but esspecially with Br & Sister Thomas who had arived at Rochester since I
left. I had not seen him since we parted in Indiana last winter. I also saw Sister Brown who was
called to mourn the loss of her husband and oldest daughhter. Sister Brown was perfectly resig[ne]d
I spent the night with Br Thomas 8 miles

People

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Carver, Abigail Waterman
abt. 1770-abt. 1840
6 mentions
Maine Mission
Brown, Charles
abt. 1805-1839
37 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Carver, Ebenezer Waterman
1 Dec 1804 - 8 Jan 1896
37 mentions
Maine Mission
Coltrin, John
1775-1846
29 mentions
Brown Babbitt, Mary Arey
4 Jan 1806 - 26 Mar 1875
14 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Stimson Carver, Mary Cooper
6 Oct 1801 - 19 Jan 1866
8 mentions
Maine Mission
Thomas, Nathaniel
abt. 1803-1844
73 mentions
Maine Mission
Brown, Rebecca
30 Oct 1826 - 6 Aug 1839
8 mentions
Family
Thomas, Susanna Luce
1 Jan 1808 - 9 Oct 1886
10 mentions
Maine Mission

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Fox Islands, Waldo County, Maine
Indiana
Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois

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Daybook (8 August 1839 - 12 January 1840)
17 I rode to spring Rochester with father Coltrin & once more had an interview with some of our fox Island friends we stoped at Mr Carvers I was pleased with an interview with mother & Sister Carver but esspecially with Brother & Sister Thomas who had arived at Rochester since I left I had not seen him before since we part ed in india last winter I also saw Sister Brown who was called to mourn the loss of her husband & oldest Daughter Sister Brown was perfectly resi gned I spent the night with Br Thomas {distance of the day} 8 miles
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
the and had the pleasure of greeting some of the Fox Island friends

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Aug 17, 1839