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Day in the Life

Mar 1, 1862

Journal Entry

March 01, 1862 ~ Saturday

[FIGURE] March 1st This is my Birth day again, I am
55 years of age this day. I am the same age my Grand
Father Eldad Woodruff was when he died. He had the
spotted fever and was killed by Doctor Todd, as was my
Mother and her sister all about the same time, and my
Father would have died at the same time if his nurse had not
given him water the night he was given up to dayie, &the
doctor ordersed French Brandy Bark & wine to all his
patients for the spotted fever and they all died pleading
for water and it would have been a great Blessing
to humanity and a righteous deed for any man
to have Empt[i]ed the brains out of Every doctors
head that practizced medicine upon that system
for it is much better that one doctor should die than
that a whole Neighborhood should perish

March 1. I spent the day in the Endowment House
Presidents Young Kimball & Wells were present. I sealed 9
couple at the Altar & D. H. Wells 11 couple.

People

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Woodruff, Aphek, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
543 mentions
Family
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3304 mentions
Apostle, Family
Woodruff, Bulah Thompson
22 Apr 1783 - 11 Jun 1808
74 mentions
Family
Barber, Cyntha Thompson
8 Dec 1781 - 5 Jun 1808
3 mentions
Family
Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
Woodruff, Eldad, b. 1747
1747 - 28 Dec 1805
37 mentions
Family
Kimball, Heber Chase
14 Jun 1801 - 22 Jun 1868
1403 mentions
Apostle

Places

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Endowment House, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory

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1862–1870
Council (Legislature) of the State of Deseret meets simultaneously with Utah Territorial Legislature.

Mar 1, 1862