Find Your Relatives

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

with the help of

Start Here

About Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method

2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1847

1

Person
1

Place
7

Events

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard

October 06, 1847 ~ Wednesday

6^th We travled 14 miles & camped on the Bank of the Platt we over-
took 2 of the Brethren who went with A Lyman & Co to overtake
the Ox teams there was 2 Buffalo Cows & 2 Calves killed to day 14

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

30 Mar 1813 - 4 Feb 1877

287 mentions

Apostle

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day.

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life.

August 6, 1847

Wilford, , and other apostles are rebaptized (Wilford's third rebaptism).

August 26, 1847

After planting crops and building cabins, Wilford leaves to return to .

September 3, 1847 - September 5, 1847

Wilford and first pioneer company meets companies heading west including his father , wife , and son .

October 28, 1847

seventh child born in , Iowa, in Wilford's absence.

October 31, 1847

Wilford arrives in /Kanesville, Iowa.

December 1847

Log tabernacle built in , Iowa.

December 5, 1847

First Presidency reorganized with as President of the Church.

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

Media Library

Media Center

Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1847

1

1

7

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard

People

Places

Events

Oct 6, 1847

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

Media Library

Media Center

Day in the Life

Oct 6, 1847

1

1

7

Journal Entry View Fullscreen Citation Copied to Clipboard

People

Places

Events

Oct 6, 1847

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard