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Day in the Life

Jan 16, 1857

Journal Entry

January 16, 1857 ~ Friday

16th It was a vary severe snow storm it fell 18 inches of snow
I spent the day in the Legislature the session closed for this year
there were many interesting remarks made by President Kimball
& others at the close there is so much snow upon some houses their is
danger of their breaking, people are shovelling the snow from their roofs
Bishop Hoaglands roof of a large house broke in to day with the weight
of snow. I shovelled off the snow from my houses

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Hoagland, Abraham Lucas
24 Mar 1797 - 14 Feb 1872
82 mentions
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1402 mentions
Apostle

Events

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December 30, 1856
Members of Territorial Legislature rebaptized (Wilford for the fifth time).
1857
Church membership is 55,236.

Jan 16, 1857