James Jackson Woodruff born (only child of Mary Ann Jackson and Wilford).
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
July 15, 1847 ~ Thursday
[page covered] [1]5th I started early in the morning with my carriage & H[orses] [page torn]
[page covered] after President Young & Br Rockwood I was two hours [driving] [page torn]
7 miles to their camp made up the bed in the waggon & took
them both in I found them much better in health & t[hey] [page torn]
thought they could ride As my carriage was the easiest veicle [in] [page torn]
camp so all the waggons started & drove to our camp & the sick were
refreshed by their ride And After making A short halt the wh[ole camp] [page torn]
drove 4 1/2 miles further & [illegible] [page torn] night I drove 18 1/2 m[iles] And cam[ped] [page torn]
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Rockwood, Albert Perry
9 Jun 1805 - 26 Nov 1879
130 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 29 Aug 1877
3435 mentions
Apostle, Family
Events
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Mary Ann Jackson and her 19-day-old son James start journey to Salt Lake Valley with Wilford's father Aphek.
Advance company arrives in Salt Lake Valley (still Mexican territory at the time); sets up camp.
Wilford arrives in Salt Lake Valley with Brigham Young and plants potatoes.
Wilford first to climb Ensign Peak.
Location for Salt Lake Temple Block designated by Brigham Young (originally 40 acres).
First bowery built on Temple Block by Mormon Battalion.
Wilford, Brigham Young, and other apostles are rebaptized (Wilford's third rebaptism).
After planting crops and building cabins, Wilford leaves Salt Lake Valley to return to Winter Quarters.
