Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal
Stoke, Lane End, and several other villages, from the 22nd of
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Journal Entry
January 22, 1840 ~ Wednesday
22nd Elder Turley is quite ill with
sore throat & cold.
I am now in the midst of the Potteries
which are so noted in England The potteries
include the following Market towns Tunstell
Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Lane end, & several other villages
The whole population of the Potteries in 1838
was 65000. These potteries are for the ma-
nifactering of English china, crockery,
& stone ware of every description
We visited Hanley & sup'd at Brother
William Benbow's at Hanley Market place,
Staffordshire Potteries. Keeper of provision
store. Brother Benbow was not at home
but we were much pleased with
his Lady Sister Ann Benbow, she was
strong in faith & manifested much
interest at our arivel to England from
America. We preached at Brother Woods
in New Castle & spent the night at
Elder Cordons in Burslem distance 5 mil
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Cordon, Alfred
28 Feb 1817 - 13 Mar 1871
108 mentions
Benbow, Ann Bagley, b. 1801
18 Jan 1801 - 28 Aug 1880
11 mentions
1840 British Convert
Wood, John
abt. 1803-1876
7 mentions
Turley, Theodore
10 Apr 1801 - 12 Aug 1871
143 mentions
Benbow, William
11 Feb 1803 - 19 Dec 1886
31 mentions
1840 British Convert
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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal Notes 1
several other villages from the untill the
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Joseph Smith travels to Washington, D.C. to deliver Missouri redress petition to President Van Buren.
Church membership is 16,800; population of the 26 United States is 17,100,000.
Wilford arrives in Liverpool, England; helps convert 1,800 people during his 17 months of missionary service.
Wilford celebrates Queen Victoria's marriage to Prince Albert by preaching the gospel.
Wilford arrives at John Benbow's home in Herefordshire, England; begins preaching to United Brethren and over 600 people baptized in 35 days.
