History of Wilford Woodruff.
(From his own pen)

In tracing the history of my fathers, I find it difficult
to obtain a satisfactory account of the Woodruff family, for more
than three generations.

My ^Great^ Grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred
years, of age and possessed an strong iron constitution and performed
a great amount of manual labor nearly up to the time of his
death. His wife's name was Sarah; she bore to him nine
children as follows;— Josiah, Appleton, Eldad, Elisha, Joseph, Rhoda,
Phebe and two names not given.

My Grandfather, Eldad Woodruff, was the third son of
[page covered] he was born in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
[page covered] heis father ^also^ possessed a strong constitution; it was said, that
[page covered] d the most labor for several years of any man in
Hartford Co., and from over exertion in hewing timber he was
attacked with rheumatism in his right hip, which caused a severe
lameness, for several years before his death. He married Dinah
Woodford by whom he had seven children as follows, vizt. :— Eldad
Elizabeth, Samuel, Aphek, Titus, He-Ellen and Ozem.

Eldad married Lewey Woodford; Elizabeth, Amasa Frisby;
Samuel, Miss Case; Aphek, Beulah Thompson and Hannah ^Azubah^ Hart; Titus,
Louisa Allen; Hellen, Amos Wheeler; and Ozem, Acksah Merrill and Hannah
Hart; all of these had numerous families, unions were productive
whom had large families.

My Grandfather died in Farmington, with the spotted fever
in 1806, aged 55 years. My Grandmother, Dinah, Woodruff died in
1824, in the same place, with a cancer in the left breast: her
sufferings were very great.

My Father, Aphek Woodruff, was born in Farmington
Nov. 11, 1778; he married Beulah Thomson, who was born in 1782,
Nov., 29, 1801. She bore to him three children ^sons^, ^namely:—^ Azmon born Nov., 29,
1802; Ozen Thompson born Dec. 22, 1804; myself born March, 1, 1807.

My mother died with the spotted fever, June, 11, 1808, aged

History of Wilford Woodruff. (From his own pen)

In tracing the history of my fathers, I find it difficult to obtain a satisfactory account of the Woodruff family for more than three generations.

My Great Grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred years, and possessed an iron constitution and performed a great amount of manual labor nearly up to the time of his death. His wife's name was Sarah; she bore to him nine children as follows;— Josiah, Appleton, Eldad, Elisha, Joseph, Rhoda, Phebe and two names not given.

My Grandfather, Eldad Woodruff, was the third son of page covered he was born in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut page covered he◊ also possessed a strong constitution; it was said, that page covered d the most labor for several years of any man in Hartford Co., and from over exertion in hewing timber he was attacked with rheumatism in his right hip, which caused severe lameness, for several years before his death. He married Dinah Woodford by whom he had seven children vizt. :— Eldad Elizabeth, Samuel, Aphek, Titus, He-llen and Ozem.

Eldad married Lewey Woodford; Elizabeth, Amasa Frisby; Samuel, Miss Case; Aphek, Beulah Thompson and Azubah Hart; Titus, Louisa Allen; Hellen, Amos Wheeler; and Ozem, Acksah Merrill and Hannah Hart; all of whom had large families.

My Grandfather died in Farmington, with the spotted fever in 1806, aged 55 years. My Grandmother, Dinah, died in 1824, in the same place, with a cancer in the left breast: her sufferings were very great.

My Father, Aphek Woodruff, was born in Farmington Nov. 11, 1778; he married Beulah Thomson, who was born in 1782, Nov., 29, 1801. She bore three sons, namely:— Azmon born Nov., 29, 1802; Ozen Thompson born Dec. 22, 1804; myself born March, 1, 1807.

My mother died with the spotted fever, June, 11, 1808, aged