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Day in the Life

Feb 4, 1847

Journal Entry

February 04, 1847 ~ Thursday

3 4th I spent the day at home. In the evening I
called my company together and organized them according
to the pattern given. I appointed with the voice of the
people A. O. Smoot capt of 100 Zera Pulsipher capt of 50
and John Benbow, E. F Sheets, C. W. Porter, John ^M^ Wooley,
Thomas Clark, David Evans, Robert C Petty and Andrew J.
Stewart captains of Tens. we had a good meeting I then
visited the meeting of the High Council herd President Young
deliver an address to the High Council and Beef committee

People

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
556 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
15 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Porter, Chauncy Warriner
20 Oct 1812 - 3 Mar 1868
12 mentions
Evans, David
1804-1883
19 mentions
Sheets, Elijah Funk
22 Mar 1821 - 3 Jul 1904
112 mentions
Benbow, John
1 Apr 1800 - 12 May 1874
169 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
22 mentions
Petty, Robert C.
abt. 1812-1856
34 mentions
Clark, Thomas Henry
7 May 1805 - 14 Oct 1873
42 mentions
1840 British Convert, United Brethren
Pulsipher, Zerah
24 Jun 1788 - 1 Jan 1872
101 mentions

Events

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1847
Church membership is 34,694.
January 19, 1847
Wilford organizes "adopted" family (40 heads of households) under covenant to abide rules.

Feb 4, 1847