HISTORY
OF
WILFORD WOODRUFF.
-[FROM HIS OWN PEN.]-
In tracing the history of my fathers,
I find it difficult to obtain a satis-
factory account of the Woodruff family
for more than three generations.
My great grandfather, Josiah Wood-
ruff, 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 Josiah. He was
born in Farmington, Hartford co.,
Connecticut, in ; he also posses-
sed a strong constitution. It was
said that he performed the most labor
for several years of any man in Hart-
ford county, 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--viz., Eldad, Eli-
zabeth, Samuel, Aphek, Titus, Helen
and Ozem.
Eldad married Lewey Woodford;
Elizabeth, Amasa Frisby; Samuel, Miss Case; Aphek, Beulah Thompson
and Azubah Hart; Titus, Louisa
Allen; Helen, Amos Wheeler; and
Ozem, Acksah Merrill and Hannah
Hart; all of whom had large families.
My grandfather died in Farming-
ton, with the spotted fever, in ,
aged 55 years. My grandmother,
Dinah, died in , in the same place,
with a cancer in the left breast; her
sufferings were very great.
My father, Aphek Woodruff, was
born in Farmington, ;
he married Beulah Thompson, who
was born in , .
She bore three sons--namely, Azmon,
born ; Ozen Thompson,
born ; myself born
March 1, 1807.
My mother died with the spotted
fever, , aged 26 years,
leaving me fifteen months old. My
father's second wife, Azubah Hart,
was born ; they were
married ; they had six
children--viz., Philo, born , and died by poison administered
by a physician ; Asahel
Hart, born , and died
in Terrahaute, ; Frank-
lin, born , and died
; Newton, born ,
drowned ; Julius, born
, and died in infancy; Eunice, born . I
married her to Dwight Webster, in
Farmington, Conn., .
My father was a strong constitu-
tioned man, and has done a great
amount of labor. At eighteen years
of age he commenced attending a flour-
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 Josiah. He was
born in Farmington, Hartford co.,
Connecticut, in 1751; he also possessed a strong constitution. It was
said that he performed the most labor
for several years of any man in Hartford county, 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--viz., Eldad, Elizabeth, Samuel, Aphek, Titus, Helen
and Ozem.
Eldad married Lewey Woodford;
Elizabeth, Amasa Frisby; Samuel,
Miss Case; Aphek, Beulah Thompson
and Azubah Hart; Titus, Louisa
Allen; Helen, 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 Thompson, 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 26 years,
leaving me fifteen months old. My
father's second wife, Azubah Hart,
was born July 31, 1792; they were
married Nov. 9, 1810; they had six
children--viz., Philo, born Nov. 29,
1811, and died by poison administered
by a physician Nov. 25, 1827; Asahel
Hart, born April 11, 1814, and died
in Terrahaute, Oct. 18, 1838; Franklin, born March 12, 1816, and died
June 1; Newton, born June 19, 1818,
drowned Sept. 1820; Julius, born
April 22, 1820, and died in infancy;
Eunice, born June 19, 1821. I
married her to Dwight Webster, in
Farmington, Conn., Aug. 4, 1841.
My father was a strong constitutioned man, and has done a great
amount of labor. At eighteen years
of age he commenced attending a flour
