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Aug 25, 1851

Journal Entry

August 25, 1851 ~ Monday

[FIGURE] Aug 25th [FIGURE] I spent the day in council with my
Brethren & while in the council the mail arived from
the States in 20 days from Independance the largest ever recieved
about 400 lbs I received 3 letters one from Azmon one from Thompson
& one from Ilus. My Brothers Azmon & Thompson Woodruff
informed me in their letters that my Step Mother Azubah Woodruff
Died [FIGURE] March 20th March 20th 1851 at 7 1/2 oclok P.M. and that
that my Brothers Azmons wife Elizabeth Woodruff
Died [FIGURE] Jan 3rd January 3rd 1851 Both were own sisters by birth I found

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Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
348 mentions
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Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 20 Mar 1851
251 mentions
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Woodruff, Elizabeth Norton Hart
14 May 1795 - 3 Jan 1851
21 mentions
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Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
394 mentions
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Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
200 mentions
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
I spent in council with my brethren and during it the mail arrived from the States. It was 20 days from Indipendance and was the largest up to this dayte ever received in the Territory being about 400 lbs. I received three letters one from Ilus Carter one from my brother Azmon and the other from my brother Thompson. My brothers informed me in their letters of The Death of My Step-Mother Azubah Woodruff March the 20th 1851 She died at halpf past 7 o'clock in the evening. Also Elizabeth wife of my brother Azmon died January the 3rd 1851. They were own sisters by birth.

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Aug 25, 1851