Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 14, 1843 ~ Thursday
134th I arose refreshed by sleep took Breakfast
with Mother, Mary & Rhoda Foss then got
into a waggon with Fabyan, & rode to sister
Foss whare I saw Elizabeth, then Rode to Br
Luther Scammans, saw Luther & the children
& Mother Scammans but Rhoda was out, but
she soon come in & the manner she shooked
my hand & kissed me want slow, she is an
affectionate sister. I took dinner with them
Br Scammans is expecting to come to Hancok
Co Illinois of [if] not Nauvoo in the spring Rhoda
now seems reconciled to come. Both Scammans
with their wifes will come. I had a good visit
with them. I then Rode to Saco. Fabyan
gave me a pair of calfskin Boots shoes we
next Rode to Mr Millikens here I found
Arthur & Lucy Milliken, & both home sick
enough to get Back to Nauvoo, they rejoiced
much to see me. Lucy was near her confinement
will stay untill spring was well both of them
We then started home. I called upon Mr
Makinny who with his wife sent much love to
Phebe. we got home to Fathers in the evening
quite chilled, took supper prayed with the
family & went to bed thought much of Phebe
O how I want to see her. distance of the day 15 miles
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Millikin, Arthur Milliken
9 May 1817 - 23 Apr 1882
10 mentions
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
289 mentions
Family
Carter, Joseph Fabyan
11 Dec 1798 - 30 Sep 1873
55 mentions
Family
Millikin, Lucy Smith
18 Jul 1821 - 9 Dec 1882
4 mentions
Scammans, Luther
7 Dec 1808 - 10 Jul 1878
73 mentions
Family
Carter, Mary Fabyan
22 Mar 1814 - 8 Sep 1851
20 mentions
Family
1 mention
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
Scammans, Rhoda Farnham Carter
13 Mar 1809 - 23 Dec 1896
63 mentions
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Foss, Rhoda Harriet Richards
19 Apr 1830 - 19 Nov 1881
24 mentions
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Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
185 mentions
Family
Cowely Fox, Sarah Elizabeth Foss Cowley Fox
26 Dec 1827 - 14 Jun 1899
32 mentions
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Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
91 mentions
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Wilford arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Wilford returns to Nauvoo from mission to New England.
Wilford's marriage to Phebe sealed for eternity by Hyrum Smith.