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After learning of the revelations received by Joseph Smith regarding proxy baptisms, temple endowments, and sealings in the 1840s, Wilford Woodruff complete genealogical research for more than 3,000 relatives in preparation for the initiation of all proxy temple ordinances in the St. George Temple in 1877. By 1897 he completed the proxy ordinances, with the help of his extended family and friends.

This list includes his wives, descendants, and ancestors whose names were included in his records.

1 mention
Family
0 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Sophia Newhall Carter Adams
2 Jun 1808 - 2 Nov 1847
6 mentions
Family
Lewis Allen
abt. 1819–1851
1 mention
Family
Betsey Cossett Alvord
19 Jan 1805 - 16 Feb 1884
103 mentions
Family
Eliphaz Alvord
17 Jan 1741 - 15 Apr 1820
2 mentions
Family
Esther Hart Alvord
4 Apr 1742 - 18 Nov 1818
1 mention
Family
Gideon William Alvord
8 Feb 1841 - 4 Dec 1918
1 mention
Family
Joseph Alvord
1733-bef. 1809
1 mention
Family
Submit Chapin Alvord
1747-aft. 1811
1 mention
Family
Thaddeus Alvord
28 Oct 1781 - 19 Feb 1874
10 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Samuel Andrews
1768–1819
1 mention
Family
Mercy Thompson Andrus
23 Jan 1739 - 6 Sep 1822
10 mentions
Family
Abijah Barber
1779-abt. 1808
2 mentions
Family
Cyntha Thompson Barber
8 Dec 1781 - 5 Jun 1808
3 mentions
Family
Hiram Barber
1803-bef.1838
3 mentions
Family
Lydia Foote Barber
5 Jul 1805 - 21 Sep 1881
1 mention
Family
Michael Barber
abt. 1774-1859
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Romanta Barber
abt.1799-1853
2 mentions
Family
Samuel Thompson Barber
21 Oct 1800 - 25 Jun 1861
4 mentions
Family
Roswell Barnes
1759–1829
1 mention
Family
Mary Ann Swain Barton
19 Nov 1807 - 19 May 1883
1 mention
Family
William Allen Barton
1 Sep 1804 - 22 Jan 1883
1 mention
Family
Florence Estella Beatie
20 Mar 1876 - 10 Nov 1949
14 mentions
Family
Hampden Sidney Beatie
31 Dec 1826 - 11 Sep 1887
13 mentions
Family
Phebe Eleanor Beatie Bynon
8 Oct 1869 - 27 Apr 1899
13 mentions
Family
Preston Carter Beatie
7 Dec 1871 - 26 Jan 1872
4 mentions
Family
Wilford Woodruff Beatie
20 Dec 1872 - 2 Oct 1964
39 mentions
Family
3 mentions
Family
Clara Martisha Woodruff Beebe
23 Jul 1868 - 29 Dec 1927
418 mentions
Family
David Rogers Beebe
4 May 1854 - 29 Jun 1928
1 mention
Family
Emma Beebe Kelly Herrmann
28 Oct 1892 - 15 Aug 1992
4 mentions
Family
George Rogers Beebe
13 May 1897 - 1 Sep 1901
2 mentions
Family
Leroy Winslow Beebe
25 Jan 1840 - 5 Oct 1912
11 mentions
Family
Ovando Collins Beebe
14 May 1867 - 27 Dec 1928
194 mentions
Family
Vedi Clare Beebe Byer
5 May 1888 - 28 Feb 1964
26 mentions
Family
Woodruff Collins Beebe
14 Jun 1890 - 9 Dec 1932
8 mentions
Family
James Beecher
1778-1858
1 mention
Family
Bildad Belden
9 Sep 1745 - 4 Aug 1824
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Joseph Bird
1668-1729
1 mention
Family
Lucy Hart Booth
1788–1879
1 mention
Family
George Boothby
11 Apr 1784 - 30 Jul 1866
4 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Lydia Hart Brace
abt. 1771–1845
1 mention
Family
Stephen Brace
1764–1842
1 mention
Family
Zenas Brace
1760–1786
1 mention
Family
Mehitable Fabyan Brackett
30 Nov 1751 - 1 Jul 1832
2 mentions
Family
Lemi Bradley
1822–1864
1 mention
Family
David Bristol
1738–1820
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Mr. Bronson
1748-unk.
1 mention
Family
Charles Brown
abt. 1805-1839
37 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Rebecca Brown
30 Oct 1826 - 6 Aug 1839
8 mentions
Family
Rhoda North Brown
Abt. 1812-1865
1 mention
Family
Mary Arey Brown Babbitt
4 Jan 1806 - 26 Mar 1875
14 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
2 mentions
Family
Jesse Buck
1789–1822
1 mention
Family
Horace Butler
1789-1870
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
2 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Ann Elizabeth Carter
16 Nov 1837 - 19 Feb 1896
4 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Family
Dominicus Carter
21 Jun 1806 - 2 Feb 1884
30 mentions
Family
Ephraim Carter
2 Nov 1693 - 26 Mar 1798
2 mentions
Family
Ezra Carter (Jr.)
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
176 mentions
Family
Ezra Carter, b. 1739
9 Jan 1739 - 20 Apr 1819
11 mentions
Family
Ezra Carter, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
291 mentions
Family
Ilus Fabyan Carter
8 Nov 1816 - 11 Dec 1888
409 mentions
Family
Ira Carter, b. 1802
19 Sep 1802 - 21 Jan 1804
1 mention
Family
Ira Carter, b. 1805
23 Oct 1805 - 23 Oct 1805
1 mention
Family
Ira Carter, b. 1810
20 Oct 1810 - 24 Jan 1811
1 mention
Family
Joseph Fabyan Carter
11 Dec 1798 - 30 Sep 1873
56 mentions
Family
Judith Walker Carter
4 Dec 1807 - 18 Nov 1889
6 mentions
Family
Kezia Breed Carter
21 Apr 1788 - 11 May 1857
2 mentions
Family
Martha Sloan Carter
abt. 1816-1893
33 mentions
Family
Mary Fabyan Carter
22 Mar 1814 - 8 Sep 1851
20 mentions
Family
Rhoda Milliken Carter
23 Nov 1795 - 18 Sep 1855
6 mentions
Family
Sarah Fabyan Carter
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
92 mentions
Family
Simeon D. Carter
7 Jun 1794 - 3 Feb 1869
22 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Benajah Case
1738-1818
2 mentions
Family
Jedediah Case
1733–1818
1 mention
Family
Laura Hart Case
1788–1871
1 mention
Family
Lydia Woodruff Case
8 Jan 1741 - 24 Dec 1802
2 mentions
Family
Mercy Hart Case
1736–1820
1 mention
Family
Amos Chase
1760–1847
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Selina Hart Churchill
30 Oct 1770 - 22 Mar 1845
1 mention
Family
Solomon Churchill
24 Apr 1767 - 27 Apr 1848
1 mention
Family
Eunice Hart Clark
bef.1790-1819
5 mentions
Family
John Woodruff Clark
3 Jul 1822 - 24 May 1903
3 mentions
Family
Eugenia Amelia Scholes Cody
21 May 1860 - 16 Sep 1955
60 mentions
Family
William Ellsworth Cody
24 Dec 1856 - 10 Mar 1908
3 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Stephen Cole
1698–1777
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Ebenezer Combs
1762–1838
1 mention
Family
Robert Cornwall
30 Aug 1759 - 5 Oct 1819
1 mention
Family
Sarah Hart Cornwall
21 Feb 1765 - 15 Sep 1846
1 mention
Family
Anna Cossett
11 Jun 1811 - 2 Nov 1907
27 mentions
Family
Anna Hart Cossett
18 May 1783 - 31 Jan 1846
58 mentions
Family
Asa Cossett, b. 1754
22 Mar 1754 - 31 Jan 1838
2 mentions
Family
Asa Cossett, b. 1783
24 May 1783 - 30 Jun 1826
2 mentions
Family
Cyrus Cossett
abt. 1805-1850
10 mentions
Family
George Germain Cossett
14 Feb 1799 - 14 Oct 1864
2 mentions
Family
Louis Capet Cossett
23 Apr 1793 - 1 Aug 1847
1 mention
Family
Mary Cole Cossett
12 Sep 1755 - 12 Aug 1813
2 mentions
Family
Matilda Harris Cossett
abt. 1812- aft. 1879
1 mention
Family
Rachel Steele Cossett
17 Sep 1781 - 5 Oct 1850
2 mentions
Family
Rene Cossett
23 Feb 1796 - 9 Jul 1836
1 mention
Family
Samuel Cole Cossett
10 Oct 1778 - 6 Sep 1814
5 mentions
Family
Alice Hart Covel
1793–1881
1 mention
Family
Sarah Elizabeth Foss Cowley Fox
26 Dec 1827 - 14 Jun 1899
32 mentions
Family
Jesse Cowles
1765–1852
1 mention
Family
Matthias Cowley
7 Dec 1828 - 5 Jun 1864
10 mentions
Family
34 mentions
Family
Mary Caroline Barton Woodruff Curtis
12 Jan 1829 - 10 Aug 1910
7 mentions
Family
Almira Hart Day
1788–1860
1 mention
Family
Carlos Curtis Day
14 Jun 1809 - 13 Aug 1883
4 mentions
Family
Lavilla Woodruff Day
7 Apr 1813 - 26 Aug 1907
8 mentions
Family
Florilla Woodruff Daynes
18 Nov 1896 - 17 Jul 1899
3 mentions
Family
Joseph John Daynes (Jr.)
7 Nov 1873 - 19 Sep 1963
22 mentions
Family
Winnifred Blanche Woodruff Daynes
9 Apr 1876 - 2 Apr 1954
281 mentions
Family
32 mentions
Family
Anna Hart Deming
1724–1797
1 mention
Family
Samuel Deming
1724–1796
1 mention
Family
23 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Family
David Eastman
15 Jan 1763 - 12 Mar 1824
3 mentions
Family
Edmund Eastman
13 Mar 1767 - 9 Dec 1812
5 mentions
Family
Hannah Carter Eastman
15 Mar 1769 - 13 Sep 1864
3 mentions
Family
Ruth Carter Eastman
6 Jul 1765 - 18 Sep 1822
5 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Mary Hart Eno
28 Dec 1744 - 8 Oct 1834
1 mention
Family
Charles Wesley Fabyan
11 Mar 1813 - 23 Jul 1886
5 mentions
Family
George Fabyan
1773-unk.
7 mentions
Family
John D. Fabyan
21 Nov 1804 - 25 Sep 1882
4 mentions
Family
John Fabyan, b. 1704
abt. 1704-1782
5 mentions
Family
John Fabyan, b. 1766
1 Nov 1766 - 7 Sep 1834
8 mentions
Family
Joseph Fabyan
1768-unk.
6 mentions
Family
Joshua Fabyan
27 Mar 1742 - 20 Jun 1799
9 mentions
Family
Mary Downing Fabyan
7 Aug 1785 - 2 Jan 1881
2 mentions
Family
Mary E. Andrews Fabyan
29 Jul 1806 - 22 May 1877
1 mention
Family
6 mentions
Family
Sarah Brackett Fabyan, b. 1740
9 Apr 1740 - 29 Aug 1820
7 mentions
Family
Moses Farnum
20 Oct 1769 - 6 Mar 1840
3 mentions
Family
Rhoda Carter Farnum
17 Feb 1771 - 25 Oct 1808
3 mentions
Family
Mary Woodruff Fenton
2 Nov 1832 - 10 Oct 1865
6 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Family
Calvin Foss
7 Apr 1800 - 11 Feb 1835
6 mentions
Family
Calvin Ichabod Foss
10 Jan 1826 - 21 May 1908
36 mentions
Family
Emily M. Cheney Foss
27 Jul 1851 - 23 Apr 1929
2 mentions
Family
Ezra Carter Foss
30 Jun 1833 - 3 Jul 1919
13 mentions
Family
Ira Carter Foss
19 Jul 1824 - 17 Apr 1864
14 mentions
Family
Lavina Trafton Foss
abt. 1800- abt. 1823
1 mention
Family
Phebe Carter Foss Sessions
2 Nov 1831 - 25 Jul 1913
22 mentions
Family
Rhoda Harriet Foss Richards
19 Apr 1830 - 19 Nov 1881
24 mentions
Family
Sarah Brackett Carter Foss
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
185 mentions
Family
Zachariah Foss
about 1760–1839
1 mention
Family, Maine Mission
Amasa Frisbie
1770-1821
11 mentions
Family
Elizabeth Woodruff Frisbie
27 Sep 1775 - 9 Feb 1806
16 mentions
Family
Almira Woodruff Fuller
15 Jan 1814 - 28 Jan 1898
4 mentions
Family
Julius Fuller
abt. 1814-1878
5 mentions
Family
Obedience Woodruff Fuller
12 Feb 1755 - 7 Mar 1815
7 mentions
Family
Elizabeth Reith Giles
11 May 1766 - 27 Jan 1840
2 mentions
Family
Samuel Giles
1762-1838
2 mentions
Family
Almira Hart Gillett
abt. 1769–1799
1 mention
Family
Amos Gillett
1765–1807
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Noah Gillett
1717–1790
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
David Gleason
1750–1815
1 mention
Family
Calvin Goddard
1768–1842
1 mention
Family
Alma Cossett Goodman
10 Dec 1780 - 13 Nov 1896
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Titus Goodwin
1761–1804
1 mention
Family
Edwin Gridley
1797-1852
1 mention
Family
Samuel Gridley
1775–1832
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Ashbel Griswold
12 May 1757 - 30 Sep 1805
1 mention
Family
2 mentions
Family
Charlotte Stanley Hale
abt. 1817 - 1886
3 mentions
Family
Lemuel Hamblin
1770–1829
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Sylva Arabell Moses Handley Krause
24 Aug 1880 - 3 Jan 1983
2 mentions
Family
Leonard Wilford Hardy
31 Dec 1805 - 31 Jul 1884
233 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Aaron Hart, b. 1756
1 Oct 1756 - 12 Feb 1761
1 mention
Family
Aaron Hart, b. 1761
16 Oct 1761 - 2 Jul 1829
3 mentions
Family
Abel Hart
1747–1802
1 mention
Family
Abigail Belden Hart
15 Sep 1777 - 26 Jul 1824
1 mention
Family
Abigail Goodrich Hart
14 Dec 1714 - 21 Jan 1809
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Abijah Hart
1764-1829
1 mention
Family
Abner Hart
3 Dec 1766 - 29 Nov 1840
3 mentions
Family
2 mentions
Family
Adna Hart
1804-1896
3 mentions
Family
Adna Thompson Hart
abt. 1797-1839
49 mentions
Family
Alice Hart
1795–1870
1 mention
Family
Amanda Hart Hart
1805–1863
2 mentions
Family
Ambrose Hart
1732–1799
1 mention
Family
Amna Thompson Hart
abt. 1789-1829
5 mentions
Family
Amos Hart
1721–1798
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Amzi Hart
10 Jul 1792 - 27 Sep 1795
1 mention
Family
Ann Barnes Hart
24 Aug 1727 - 1 Feb 1786
7 mentions
Family
Ann Gridley Hart
1727–1755
2 mentions
Family
Anna Deming Hart
17 Feb 1741 - 30 Oct 1804
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Anna Hart, b. 1773
3 May 1773 - 17 Sep 1776
1 mention
Family
Anna Kilbourn Hart
24 Dec 1759 - 22 Feb 1803
9 mentions
Family
Anna Lowrey Hart
1795–1866
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Anna Yale Hart
1767–1809
1 mention
Family
Anne Norton Hart
1718-bef. 1759
2 mentions
Family
Ansel Hart
abt. 1793–1861
1 mention
Family
Anson Hart
1800-1850
1 mention
Family
Anthony Hart
1750–1816
1 mention
Family
Ard Hart
1761–1851
1 mention
Family
2 mentions
Family
Arunah Hart
1792 – 1880
1 mention
Family
Asa Hart
1759–1820
1 mention
Family
Asahel Hart
1784-1814
9 mentions
Family
13 mentions
Family
Asahel Hart, b. 1771
24 May 1771 - 22 Jul 1804
3 mentions
Family
Bera Hart
31 Mar 1797 - 11 Mar 1872
2 mentions
Family
Bethel Hart
1759-1824
3 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Beulah Hart
bef. 1784-aft.1842
22 mentions
Family
Burdette Hart
16 Nov 1821 - 24 May 1906
2 mentions
Family
Chauncey Hart
1766–1845
1 mention
Family
Chester Hart
1793-1865
4 mentions
Family
3 mentions
Family
Cyprian Hart
23 Apr 1772 - 5 Jul 1843
3 mentions
Family
Cyrus Hart
1795-1876
4 mentions
Family
Dan Hart
1762–1831
1 mention
Family
David Hart
1734–1776
1 mention
Family
Ebenezer Hart
1705-1773
2 mentions
Family
Edmund Hart
1799-1853
2 mentions
Family
Edward Hart
1806-1845
1 mention
Family
Electa Humphrey Hart
28 Feb 1799 - 1 Oct 1866
2 mentions
Family
Elijah Hart, b. 1711
18 Jun 1711 - 3 Aug 1772
4 mentions
Family
Elijah Hart, b. 1735
26 Sep 1735 - 10 Dec 1800
6 mentions
Family
Elijah Hart, b. 1759
7 May 1759 - 4 Aug 1827
2 mentions
Family
Elijah Hart, b. 1782
11 Feb 1782 - 13 May 1802
1 mention
Family
Elijah Hart, b. 1804
11 Sep 1804 - 5 Apr 1856
1 mention
Family
Eliphaz Hart
28 Jun 1789 - 20 Jul 1866
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Eliza Armstrong Hart
2 Dec 1793 - 10 Jul 1872
1 mention
Family
Elizabeth Brown Hart
25 Apr 1787 - 16 Mar 1813
3 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
2 mentions
Family
Elizur Hart
1752-1794
2 mentions
Family
Elizur Hart, b. 1794
9 Oct 1794 - 16 Feb 1842
1 mention
Family
Elnathan Hart
1735–1831
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Emeline Thompson Hart
12 Dec 1803 - 1 Nov 1840
3 mentions
Family
Ephraim Hart
1790-1790
1 mention
Family
Erastus Hart
1784-1834
6 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Ezra Hart
bef. 1802-1864
14 mentions
Family
Francis Hart
1791-1845
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Gad Hart
1759–1830
1 mention
Family
George Hart
1801-1891
2 mentions
Family
Gideon Baldwin Hart
14 Feb 1776 - 31 Aug 1842
4 mentions
Family
Gideon Hart
1730–1807
2 mentions
Family
Gilbert Hart
1762–1847
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Hannah Hart
1752–1833
1 mention
Family
Hannah Langdon Hart
1 Nov 1771 - 12 Nov 1792
1 mention
Family
Harvey Hart
1760–1780
1 mention
Family
Hasten Hart
(1777-1794)
1 mention
Family
Henry Hart, b. 1811
abt. 1811-1814
1 mention
Family
Hezekiah Hart
23 Nov 1684 - 29 Sep 1752
1 mention
Family
Hiel Hart
1787–1811
1 mention
Family
Horace Hart
1808-1900
1 mention
Family
Infant Hart
1822-1822
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Isaac Hart
27 Nov 1686 - 27 Jan 1770
3 mentions
Family
Ithurel Hart
1759–1838
1 mention
Family
Jabish Hart
1756–1832
1 mention
Family
Jacob Hart
1753-1812
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
James Griffing Hart
19 Apr 1799 - 7 Nov 1825
1 mention
Family
James Hart, b. 1773
22 May 1773 - 29 Mar 1813
2 mentions
Family
Jehudi Hart
12 Dec 1739 - 23 Aug 1825
3 mentions
Family
Jesse Hart
1798-1825
2 mentions
Family
Job Hart
1731-1791
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Joel Hart
14 Jun 1779 - 16 Oct 1811
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
John Clark Hart
1804–1871
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Jonathan Bird Hart
25 Aug 1800 - 26 May 1892
1 mention
Family
Jonathan Hart
1792-1863
1 mention
Family
Joseph Hart, b. 1723
1 Oct 1723 - 16 Feb 1777
8 mentions
Family
Joseph Hart, b. 1750
7 May 1750 - 16 Apr 1838
2 mentions
Family
Joseph Hart, b. 1787
18 Jul 1787 - 18 Sep 1840
13 mentions
Family
Joseph Hart, b. 1800
5 Nov 1800 - 30 May 1875
4 mentions
Family
Josiah Hart, b. 1742
28 Apr 1742 - 1 Aug 1812
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Judah Hart Jr., b. 1750
10 Sep 1750 - 28 Apr 1795
4 mentions
Family
Judah Hart Jr., b. 1777
16 Dec 1777 - 26 Jul 1824
1 mention
Family
Judah Hart, b. 1737
5 Sep 1737 - 3 Nov 1745
2 mentions
Family
Jude Hart
1766–1847
1 mention
Family
Laura Buell Hart
18 Feb 1796 - 31 Dec 1874
3 mentions
Family
Laura Hart
1790-1793
1 mention
Family
Laura Lewis Steele Hart
25 Sep 1798 - 20 Dec 1865
3 mentions
Family
Lavinia M. Kellogg Hart
24 Jun 1833 - 7 May 1887
1 mention
Family
Lemuel Hart
1759–1822
1 mention
Family
Lena Eddy Hart
1822–1898
1 mention
Family
Lent Hart
1761–1837
1 mention
Family
Leverett Hart
1762–Unk.
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Linus Hart
1761-1810
2 mentions
Family
Lois Hart
4 Apr 1742 - 4 Apr 1742
1 mention
Family
1 mention
Family
Lowly Hart
1795-1813
1 mention
Family
Luther Hart
1778-1842
1 mention
Family
2 mentions
Family
1 mention
Family
Lydia North Hart
29 May 1780 - 28 Mar 1857
1 mention
Family
Lydia Woodruff Hart
24 Jul 1793 - 3 Nov 1860
9 mentions
Family
Manna Hart
1782-1870
1 mention
Family