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Day in the Life

Oct 25, 1844

Journal Entry

October 25, 1844 ~ Friday

25th I purchased a number of articles to take to my
family, such as 1 gal oysters, crackers, oranges, lemons
shugar, &c. took cars at Boston rode to Saco called at
Luthers, from thence to Scarborough, found my
wife & two children with Sister Foss. it was a happy
meeting. I found Phebe Amelia much better than
she had been for she had been sick nigh unto death
but had began to recover. I walked over to Father
Carters & spent a few hours with the family. Father
& Fabyan went over with me to sister Foss & spent
the evening. I spent the night with sister Foss
fare $3.75 100 miles

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Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
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Carter, Joseph Fabyan
2 Dec 1798 - 30 Sep 1873
43 mentions
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Wheeler, Luther
28 Jun 1810 - 22 May 1873
19 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
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Woodruff, Phoebe Amelia Snow
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
333 mentions
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Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
177 mentions
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Saco, York County, Maine
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine

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Oct 25, 1844