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Day in the Life

Feb 4, 1885

Journal Entry

February 04, 1885 ~ Wednesday

4 [FIGURES] In looking over my Temple Record I see I have been
sealed up to Feb 4, 1885 for 1048 couple for my dead relatives
There has been Endowed some 2500 of the dead & there is still
489 Male members of my dead relatives to be Endowed My
wife Phebe was sealed at the Altar for quite a Number of
the dead and Emma Woodruff for 132 couple
this is my last day in the Temple for a season

[FIGURES] I received Letters from J Jaques who gave synopsis
of 6 Letters I rece[iv]ed at Salt Lake & gave an Account of
the spirit of the Times I got one letter from Sylvia and
Ensigm.

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Woodruff, Emma Smith
1 Mar 1838 - 6 Mar 1912
875 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Ensign
23 Dec 1865 - 4 May 1955
48 mentions
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Jaques, John
7 Jan 1827 - 1 Jun 1900
439 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
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Woodruff, Sylvia Malvina Thompson
14 Jan 1862 - 8 Aug 1940
133 mentions
Family

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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Territory
St. George Temple, St. George, Washington County, Utah Territory

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Feb 4, 1885