Find Your Relatives

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

with the help of

Start Here

About Volunteer Meet the Team Partners Impact Editorial Method

2023 Conference Articles Photos Podcasts Updates Videos Newsroom

Day in the Life

Oct 22, 1857

1

Person
1

Place
7

Events

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard

October 22, 1857 ~ Thursday

22nd I spent most of the day in ploughing I gleaned 17 Bushels
of potatoes on 1 1/2 acres after my men had dug the ground
over I spent the evening in the Historians office on Presidents
Brigham Youngs History

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877

3301 mentions

Apostle, Family

Places

Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day.

Events

View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life.

September 7, 1857 - September 11, 1857

Attack on wagon train of emigrants and massacre at .

September 29, 1857

gives false report of massacre to Wilford and .

October 4, 1857

first child is born in .

October 16, 1857

United States Army Colonel letter threatens Church members with extermination if they oppose Army.

Nov 1857 - April 1858

United States Army winters at , Wyoming, 100 miles from .

November 21, 1857

charges with treason; declares citizens in rebellion against the United States.

Dec 1857 - Jan 1858

Wilford serves eighth term as member of Territorial Legislature.

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

Media Library

Media Center

Day in the Life

Oct 22, 1857

1

1

7

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard

People

Places

Events

Oct 22, 1857

Discover Your Relatives in Wilford Woodruff's Papers

Media Library

Media Center

Day in the Life

Oct 22, 1857

1

1

7

Journal Entry View Fullscreen Citation Copied to Clipboard

People

Places

Events

Oct 22, 1857

Journal Entry

Citation Copied to Clipboard