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Aug 25, 1851

Journal Entry

August 25, 1851 ~ Monday

A coffin Aug 25th A council table 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 A coffin March 20th March 20th 1851 At 7 1/2 oclok P.M. And that
that my Brothers, Azmons wife Elizabeth Woodruff
Died A coffin Jan 3rd January 3rd 1851 Both were own sisters by Birth I found

from Brother Azmons letter that He was in much sorrow. He was
Baptized into the Church of Jesus christ of latter day Saints with
myself the last of Dec in 1833 He was ordained an Elder And
myself a teacher in the church under the Hands of Zerah Pulsipher
Elizabeth my Brothers wife with the assistance of the Devil made
war on my Brother & soon caused him to leave the Church. He
Has been in sorrow ever since. with the Help of the Lord I now
intend to feel after my Brethren & bring them Here that they
may be saved. On my Arival Home with my letters I called
My Aged Father into the room with me & red him the letters
from His two oldest sons containing an account of the death of
both his own wife & his sons wife He was quite resigned to the
providence of God in these things

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
574 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azmon, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Azubah Hart
31 Jul 1792 - 21 Mar 1851
266 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Elizabeth Norton Hart
14 May 1795 - 3 Jan 1851
24 mentions
Family
Carter, Ilus Fabyan
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ozem Thompson
22 Dec 1804 - 28 Dec 1893
217 mentions
Family
Pulsipher, Zerah
24 Jun 1788 - 1 Jan 1872

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Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
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