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Day in the Life

May 2, 1850

Journal Entry

May 02, 1850 ~ Thursday

2nd [FIGURE] Sister Bird Died at 6 oclok this morning she was
laid out & the citiy authorities called upon to bury her
the sexton soon came with a coffin Brother Edwin Bird &
one of the pioner company & myself laid her into the
coffin & she was carried out of the Boat buryed by
the sexton with no relative to follow her to the grave
It was A trying scene to the Husband, Children, Relatives
& company. As soon as this was over we all had to go to
with our mights to purchase goods provisions &c to get

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May 2, 1850