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Day in the Life

Feb 29, 1860

Journal Entry

February 29, 1860 ~ Wednesday

289 I spent the day in the office President Young called upon us at 1/2 past 5
oclok He said He had now Forty living children 23 girles 17 Boys He had
born unto him 23 Boys and 24 girles and had lost 7 children He spoke
[FIGURE] of Capt Gibsons lecture about the Temple 500 feet high

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Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Gibson, Walter Murray
16 Jan 1822 - 21 Jan 1888
36 mentions

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Historian's Office, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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1860
Church membership 61,000; population of Utah Territory 40,273, population of 33 United States 31,443,000.

Feb 29, 1860