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Day in the Life

Sep 1, 1856

Journal Entry

September 01, 1856 ~ Monday

Sept 1st I spent the day in the office President Young was in his office
looking over the News brought by the Calafornia Mail which
arived at 11 oclock to day J. M. Grant was About Home also & H C
Kimball was at home. The Following is a Copy of the Geneologo
of Phebe Whitmore Carter Now Phebe Woodruff

First Generation

Daniel Carter born in Newburyport Mass The 2nd generation of Carters From England

2nd Ezra Carter born Feb, 1734

3rd Ezra Carter born March AD 1773

4th generation Phebe Whitmore Carter born March 8th 1807 Married to Wilford Woodruff April 13 1837

5 generation Sarah Emma Woodruff born at Scarborough Maine July 14th 1838

1st Generation Joseph Fabyan & Mary Bracket
2 " " [Generation] Joshua Fabyan Esq born March 1742/Sarah Fabyan born April 8, 1750
3 " " Sarah Fabyan born April 8th 1775 Married to Ezra Carter Oct 2nd 1797
4 " " Phebe W Carter born March 8th 1807 Married April 13 1837

People

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Carter, Daniel, b. 1719
8 Apr 1719 - 27 Oct 1779
7 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1739
9 Jan 1739 - 20 Apr 1819
11 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle
Grant, Jedediah Morgan
25 Feb 1816 - 1 Dec 1856
271 mentions
Apostle
Carter, Joseph Fabyan
2 Dec 1798 - 30 Sep 1873
43 mentions
Family
Fabyan, Joshua
27 Mar 1742 - 20 Jun 1799
9 mentions
Family
Carter, Mary Fabyan
22 Mar 1814 - 8 Sep 1851
21 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family
Fabyan, Sarah Brackett, b. 1740
9 Apr 1740 - 29 Aug 1820
7 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
160 mentions
Family
Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
89 mentions
Family

Events

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Sep 1856 - April 1857
Church-wide reformation includes rebaptizing, restructuring and recommitment to principles and covenants. First "home missionaries" introduced (precursor to ministering program).
October 2, 1856
First baptisms administered in baptismal font; members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles rebaptized (4th rebaptism for Wilford).

Sep 1, 1856