Day in the Life

Oct 31, 1873

Journal Entry

October 31, 1873 ~ Friday

A crown ^31^ A folded letter/box A hand pointing to the right I Attended a Blessing Meeting at the Historians Office &
set apart 27 Females for Midwives to officiate in that capacity
among the Saints O. Pratt W Woodruff & J F Smith officiated

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Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
4128 mentions
Apostle
Pratt, Orson
19 Sep 1811 - 3 Oct 1881
1082 mentions
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Religious - List of women set apart as midwives, 31 October 1873
Salt Lake City, Utah, . 5 p.m. At a meeting held in the Historian's Office for the purpose of blessing and setting apart midwives and nurses to operate in Israel—present, Elders Orson Pratt and W. Woodruff, the following were blessed. 1 Flora Shipp, 13th Ward, S. L. City, O. P. mouth. (2.) Romania Pratt 12th Ward S. L. City, W. W. mouth. (3.) Belinda Pratt Musser, 13th Ward O. P. mouth. (4.) Elizabeth H. Grundy, Beaver, O. P. mouth. (5) Joanna Gregory, 3rd Ward, W. W. mouth. 6 Sarah Jane Cannon, 17th Ward, S. L. City, J. F. S. mouth. (7.) Angeline Goforth McAllister, 8th Ward, O. P. mouth. (8.) Anne Catherine Hansen, Plain City, W. W. [mouth.] (9.) Jane Vincent, 2nd Ward, J. F. S. [mouth.] (10.) Huldah Hatter, Ogden, O. P. [mouth.] (11.) Agnes Elizabeth Calkins, St. George, (12.) Abbey Ann Piggott J. F. S. [mouth.] (13.) Anne Sawyer, Ogden, O. P. [mouth] (14.) Ann Stewart, Provo, W. W. [mouth.] (15.) Julina Smith, S. L. City, J. F. S. [mouth.]

Oct 31, 1873