26 years, leaving me 15 months old. My married for
his second wife, , was born July, 31, 1792; they were
married Nov., 9, 1810; and ^they^ had six children,. vizt.:— born
Nov., 29, 1811;, and died by poison administered by a physician Nov.,
25, 1827; aged 16 years; born April, 11, 1814, and
died in , Oct., 18, 1838; aged 24 born March
12, 1816, and died June 1, 1816; born June 19, 1818,
drowned Sep. 1820; born April 22, 1820, and died in
infancy; born June 19, 1820^1^. I married her to in Conn. Aug. 4, 1841.
My father, Aphek was a strong constitutioned man, and
has done a great amount of labor. At 18 years of age, he commenced
attending a flouring and saw mill, and continued about [page covered]
[page covered] t of this time he labored 18, in each 24 hours hours a [page covered]
He never made any profession of religion, until [page covered]
him with all his household into the church of Jesus [page covered]
Latter day Saints on the first day of July 1838. He [page covered]
man of great charity, honesty, integrity and truth, and made himself
poor by giving to the poor and accommodating his fellow-men
by loaning money and becoming surety for his neighbors, and
always saying yes to every man who asked a favor at his hand
I was born in the North part of the town of
Farmington, now called , Hartford Co., Conn. March 1, 1807.
I assisted my Father in attending the Farmington Mills, until I
was 20 years of age. / In the Spring of ^April,^ 1827 I took the flouring
mill of my Aunt, , which I attended three years.
In the Spring of ^May,^ 1830, I took charge of the flouring mill of Mr.
, the ax manufacturer, in , Conn., at the end
of one year it was demolished to make way for other machinery.
In the spring of ^March,^ 1831 I took charge of the flouring mill owned
by Mr. of , Conn. In the Sp^r^ing ^stet^
of ^stet^ 1832, in company with my oldest brother , I went to
, Owego Co., New York, and purchased a farm and saw mill,
and settled down in business for ourselves.
At an early age my mind was exercised upon religious
26 years, leaving me 15 months old. My
second wife, , was born July, 31, 1792; they were
married Nov., 9, 1810; they had six children, vizt.:— born
Nov., 29, 1811, and died by poison administered by a physician Nov.,
25, 1827; born April, 11, 1814, and
died in , Oct. 18, 1838; born March
12, 1816, and died June 1, 1816; born June 19, 1818,
drowned Sep. 1820; born April 22, 1820, and died in
infancy; born June 19, 1821. I married her to in Conn. Aug. 4, 1841.
My father was a strong constitutioned man, and
has done a great amount of labor. At 18 years of age, he commenced
attending a flouring and saw mill, and continued about page covered
page covered t of this time he labored 18 hours a page covered
He never made any profession of religion, until page covered
him with all his household into the church of Jesus page covered
Latter day Saints on the first day of July 1838. He page covered
man of great charity, honesty, integrity and truth, and made himself
poor by giving to the poor and accommodating his fellow-men
by loaning money and becoming surety for his neighbors, and
always saying yes to every man who asked a favor at his hand
I was born in the North part of the town of
Farmington, now called , Hartford Co., Conn. March 1, 1807.
I assisted my Father in attending the Farmington Mills, until I
was 20 years of age. / In April, 1827 I took the flouring
mill of my Aunt, , which I attended three years.
In May, 1830, I took charge of the flouring mill of Mr.
, the ax manufacturer, in , Conn., at the end
of one year it was demolished to make way for other machinery.
In March, 1831 I took charge of the flouring mill owned
by Mr. of , Conn. In stet
stet 1832, in company with my oldest brother , I went to
, Owego Co., New York, and purchased a farm and saw mill,
and settled in business.
At an early age my mind was exercised upon religious