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Day in the Life

Jun 21, 1863

Journal Entry

June 21, 1863 ~ Sunday

21. Sunday I met with my Quorum in the morming & attended
the funeral of Caroline Garant aged about 18 I preached her
funeral sermon was followed by Bishop Wooley I preached in
the Tabernacle in the afternoon I followed Brother Grow. Soon
After I returned home I herd that Albert Smoot was drowned
& I soon learned that it was true. He Attended the funeral
of Caroline Grant in the forenoon went to the grave, returned
home helped pick peas for dinner, Eat his dinner then went
to the Jordon River with 5 small boys & went in to bathe the
water was vary cold. He could not swim, he soon was taken with
the cramp & steped off into deep water & never spoke, & soon sunk
to rise no more As soon as it was known, men gathered at the
place & hunted for his body 3 Hours before he was found. Mrs
Woodruff & myself went to Brother Smoots & we found them
in great affliction at about 8 oclok in the Evening the body
was brought to his Fathers House. we labored upon the body three
hourse with Electricity & inflating the lungs & with warm baths
to bring him to Life but of No avail. I went home about midnight
Albert Abram Owen Smoot was born the 23rd of Nov 1847
[FIGURE] He was the first male child born in these valleies ofin the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a good Youth
dutiful to his parents & died in the faith of the gospel of Christ

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Smoot, Abraham Owen
17 Feb 1815 - 6 Mar 1895
556 mentions
1835 Southern Convert
Smoot, Albert
1847-1863
2 mentions
2 mentions
Woolley, Edwin Dilworth
28 Jun 1807 - 14 Oct 1881
113 mentions
Missionary
Grow, Henry
1 Oct 1817 - 4 Nov 1891
13 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
Family

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Jun 21, 1863