Franklin Woodruff

Franklin Woodruff (1815-1816) was born 11 Mar. 1815 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was the son of Aphek Woodruff and Azuba Hart and a half-brother of Wilford Woodruff. He died 1 Jun. 1816 in Farmington.

Footnotes

Franklin Woodruff (2YGB-8FS), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https:/familysearch.org, accessed 17 Feb. 2021). Franklin Woodruff, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/franklin-woodruff, accessed 8 Feb. 2022). Wilford Woodruff, “History of Wilford Woodruff From His Own Pen,” Deseret News, 7 Jul. 1858, p. 1. "Church records, v. 1-5, 1751-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 May 2022); son of Apheck Woodruff, birth, 11 Mar. 1815, Avon, Connecticut, p. 18; citing Avon, Connecticut, West Avon Congregational Church, image 139/484; DGS 8137283.

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    APHEK WOODRUFF's FAMILY RECORD ^Medad^ ^Ozem 90 ye Elijah^ NAMES BORN MARRIED DIED First Gen. JOSIAH WOODRUFF lived nearly 100 years 2d Gen. ELDAD WOODRUFF 1751 1806 = 55 y ...
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    Azubah Hart born July 31st 1792 Married to Aphek Woodruff NOV 9th 1810 Philo born NOV 29. 1811. Died NOV 25th 1827 aged 17. years Asahel Hart born April 11th 1814. ^Died Oct 18 1838 24 years^ Franklin born April ^march^ 12th 1816 Died June 1st 1816 Newton born June 19th 1818 Died September 1820 {drowned} Julius born April 22 1821 Died EUNICE born June 19th 1820 Died Aug 4th 1841 aged 20. After ...
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    THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 18. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] 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 gen- erations. My great grandfather, Josiah Woodruff, lived nearly one hundred years, and possessed an iron constitution and performed a great amount of manual labor nearly ...
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    Philo born Nov 29 th 1811. Died by poison administered by a physician Nov 25 1827 aged 16 years. Asahel Hart born April 11 th 1814. Died ^in Terrahaut In^ October 18th, 1838. Aged 24. Franklin born March 12 1816 died June 1st 1816 aged 2 months 19 days. Newton born June 19, 1818 drowned Sept 1820 aged 2 years & 3 months. Julius born April 22nd 1821 died in infancy ...
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    Nov 8, 1881 we held a Meeting in the Tabernacle at St Georg at 10 oclk Prayer By G Q Cannon. W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes]. I took E Snow 30. I took Dinner with J G Bleak Afternoon Prayer by F D Richards John Taylor spok ^one H &^ 42 M[inutes] [FIGURE] I went to Samuel Hardy's and attended a prayer Meeting at night many spoke and bore their testimony & ...
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    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: --
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    26 years, leaving me 15 months old. My Father's married for his second wife, Azup^b^ah Hart, was born July, 31, 1792; they were married Nov., 9, 1810; and ^they^ had six children,. vizt.:— Philo born Nov., 29, 1811;, and died by poison administered by a physician Nov., 25, 1827; aged 16 years; Asahil Hart born April, 11, 1814, and died in Terrahaute, Oct., 18, 1838; aged 24 Franklin born March 12, 1816, and died ...
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    TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. No. I. OCTOBER, 1883. VOL. III. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF [Column 1] CHAPTER I. FAMILY SKETCH. MY EARLY DAYS AND MINISTRY. 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 pos- sessed an iron constitution, and per- formed a great amount of manual labor nearly up to the time of his death. His wife's name ...
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    L. D. S. Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 1678. Salt Lake City, Utah, [blank] 189 Terre-haute Oct. 18, 1838; Franklin, born March 12, 1816, died June 1; Newton, born June 19, 1818, drowned Sept. 1820; Julius, born April 22, 1820, died in infancy; Eunice, born June 19, 1821. I married her to Dwight Webster, in Farmington, Conn., Aug. 4, 1841 ...
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    [top of page blank] In tracing the history of my Fathers I find it difficult to obtain a satisfactory Account of the Woodruff Family (From whom I descended) for more than three generations. I learn from the English Book of Heraldry that [blank] Woodruff one of my ancestors was Lord Mayor of the City of London at the time of the Great Fire in AD 1666579. My Great Grand Father Josiah Woodruff lived to nearly 100 years of age, he possessed a strong Iron constitution and performed a great amount of ...