Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
were ended to her by death on the
She rested from her labours and her works will follow
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
November 27, 1846 ~ Friday
27th
I laboured hard through the
day on my house And in the
evening in company with Mrs Woodruff
I went into Br Benbows to watch with Sister
Benbow she began to fail in the forepart
of the evening & continued to grow weaker
untill about 30 minutes past 11 oclok
when she drew her last breath & fell asheep
And now rests from her labours and
her works will follow her. She has admin
istered to my my wants and the wants of
my brethren the Twelve in a foreign
land and done much good for
which she shall not loose her reward
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Benbow, Jane Homes
12 Jan 1792 - 27 Nov 1846
55 mentions
1840 British Convert
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
173 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1582 mentions
Family
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Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.
Phebe's fifth child Joseph dies at age 16 months in Winter Quarters, Nebraska.
Wilford recovers enough to resume work on cabin for his family.
Of 483 people living in Winter Quarters, 334 are sick, 53 are wives of Mormon Battalion soldiers, and 75 are widows.
Church membership is 34,694.
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.