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Day in the Life

Oct 5, 1870

Journal Entry

October 05, 1870 ~ Wednesday

Oct 5th 1870

[FIGURES] I spent the day in the Endowmet House
to attend to the Baptism & sealing for the dead. D. Huntington
Baptized 211 Samuel H. B. Smith 203 & Ward Pack 237
Total 651 Baptisms I confirmed some 60 persons
D. H. Wells sealed 80 couple Joseph F Smith 59 & W. Woodruff
41, Total 180 sealings. Wilford Woodruff Jr was
Baptized for 3 persons viz Nathaniel Rolf David Eastman
& Freedom Moulton. I sealed the following to Wilford
Woodruff Jr. Mary Ann Holmes, Mary Ockey, and
Sarah Ockey.

Phebe Amelia Woodruff Snow was Baptized for the
Following Persons. Eliza Atwater, Lucinda Atwater,
Printha Leeaville, Leavra Ladd, & Louisa Snow total 5.

Wilford Woodruff jr was Baptized for the following
Nathaniel Rolf, David Eastman, & Freedom Moulton Total 3

Oct 5 1870 The following persons were sealed to Wilford Woodruff jr
By his Father Wilford Woodruff
Mary Ann Holmes, Mary Ockey, Sarah Ockey Total 3.

Oct 5, 1870 Phebe Amelia Woodruff Snow was baptized for
the Following Persons in the Font Salt Lake City
Eliza Atwater, Lucinda Atwater, Printha Leavitt,
Laura Ladd, & Louisa Snow Total 5.

All but one of the above Names were sealed to Lorenzo Snow By
W Woodruff Oct 10, 1870.

People

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Wells, Daniel Hanmer
27 Oct 1814 - 24 Mar 1891
773 mentions
Apostle
3 mentions
Family
Huntington, Dimick Baker
26 May 1808 - 1 Feb 1879
30 mentions
1 mention
39 mentions
Family
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family
Snow, Louisa M. King
21 Jan 1825 - 7 Jul 1850
3 mentions
1 mention
4 mentions
1840 British Convert
2 mentions
3 mentions
Woodruff, Phoebe Amelia Snow
4 Mar 1842 - 15 Feb 1919
333 mentions
Family
1 mention
38 mentions
2 mentions
36 mentions
Woodruff, Wilford (Jr.)
22 Mar 1840 - 9 May 1921
699 mentions
Family

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

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Oct 5, 1870