Ilus Fabyan Carter
Ilus Fabyan Carter (1816-1888) was born 8 Nov. 1816 in Scarborough, Cumberland Co., Maine. He was the son of Ezra Carter Jr. and Sarah Fabyan and a brother of Phebe Whittemore Carter, who married Wilford Woodruff. He married Martha Sloan about 1840. He was baptized by Wilford Woodruff on 30 Jun. 1852. He died 11 Dec. 1888 in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York.
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Ilus Fabyan Carter, (KWVG-XRT), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 19 Feb. 2021). Ilus Fabyan Carter, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/ilus-fabyan-carter, accessed 5 Jan. 2022). Scarborough (Maine) Town Clerk, “Town and Vital Records, 1681-1893 (1908): (Transcribed records) Births Prior to 1891 with Some Dates to 1908, Deaths ca. 1819-1891, Intentions of Marriage and Marriage Records 1816-1879,” p. 10, Shuah Coffin Carter; Office of the Town Clerk in Scarborough and the Maine Historical Society in Portland, Maine; microfilm 12223, DGS 7596912, image, 47/369. 1880 U.S. Census, Rochester, Monroe, New York, p. 30, Ilas Carter. New York (State) Department of Health, “New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956: Death Index, 1888,” p. 113, Iius F Cater; New York Department of Health, Albany, New York; DGS 104132581, image 115/830, Granite mountain Record Vault. “Ilus Fabyan Carter,” Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe Co., NY; Find A Grave, 15 Jul. 2003, memorial no. 7690286 (https://findagrave.com, accessed 19 Feb. 2021).
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Excerpt:the Books searched & had the testimony of the clerks that she had recieved the order & money on it while she had declaired to me that she had not recieved and actully signed a statement of this kind to her father which was no better than a lie bill she has sustain- ed herself through the whole of it upon falshood. In the evening Mrs Woodruff found the letters sent us from Father Carter & I F. Carter conta[ini]ng the account of the death of herDates:September 21, 1845 September 22, 1845 September 23, 1845 -
Excerpt:I should judge from my feelings And intimations of the spirit of God that the endowment had commenced & that the Lord had commenced pouring out some special blessings upon the Saints in Nauvoo but time will determin whether this is the case. My soul has been much refreshed and edefyed of late in reading the Book of Mormon the time has come for its sayi[n]g[s] to be fulfilled October 28, 1845 ~ Tuesday 28th [FIGURES] I recieved three Nauvoo Letters to day one from ...Dates:October 28, 1845 October 29, 1845 -
Excerpt:Plesant morning As we was on the top of the mountain I cast my eyes back upon the Town of Farmington And bid it a final & probably last farewell with joy we did not get to the train in season to get on board the Passenger train so we took the baggage train to New Haven I there found Br Adams from Springfield He went with me to the United States Rifle Factory I bought 4 rifles with extra Barrels spent the day in New Haven took steemer ...Dates:March 24, 1846 March 25, 1846 March 26, 1846 -
Excerpt:revolvers for $10 I bought one quarter of A flowering mill $80 = $20 one {watch} from Ilus F Carter for {Phebe Woodruff} $85 & waggon &c sundry other goods I obtained from Ilus the following Address Luther Scammons New Lancaster Allison P.O. I think Monmouth Co Phebe And Mother has spent her whole time with Mrs Carter And Father And myself have spent our nights there Ilus. F. Carter has been exeeding kind to me And ...Dates:March 27, 1846 March 28, 1846 March 29, 1846 -
Excerpt:distance from Baltimore to Pittsburgh 325 mile I walked through the Burnt district of Pittsburgh it looked dismal Father went with me we left Pittsburgh at 10 oclok on the clipper & rode through the day & night Father lost both our umbrella's & A silk Handker- chief out of the stage & to day He lost his best Hat over board & another Handkerchief in it April 4, 1846 ~ Saturday 4th We had A vary plesant day And A ...Dates:April 4, 1846 April 5, 1846 April 6, 1846 -
Excerpt:camp this morning also Bishop Whitney starts for St Louis this morning with several brethren to buy goods for the Camp of Israel. we drove our herds to the peavine this morning September 9, 1846 ~ Wednesday 9th I met in council in the evening September 10, 1846 ~ Thursday 10th I met in council with the Twelve and partially staked out a place for a city to winter in I wrote 3 Letters one to D. Webster [FIGURE] to ...Dates:September 9, 1846 September 10, 1846 September 11, 1846 September 12, 1846 September 13, 1846 -
Excerpt:N. Y. Citty Dec. 6th 1840 Dear Willford I presume you will be somewhat surprised when you learn where this letter was written but perhapse not more than I was when I went to my door in Iowa and saw brother J. F. Carter and L. Scammans ride up to the door I could hard think it possible that they could be there but truly strange things happen in these last days, they came on to see the country and stoped ...Dates:December 6, 1840 -
Excerpt:parley for Orson & she said in her letter that Phebe & Sarah were getting better, so Brother Pratt told me. You may be assured those words were precious to me, for I dreamed a few nights before that Sarah was dead but I thought the dream might not be true, but come though multitude of business & though. I returned & took supper with Elder Pratt, he has got a good wife she often speaks of you, the whole family has had the fever ... -
Excerpt:94 King Street, New york Dec 17th 1839 My Dear Phebe In great haste I take my pen to write a few more lines to you merely to inform you of my departure from New York for Liverpool. I shall go on board tomorrow in company with Elders John Taylor, & Theadore Turley & shall sail Thursday morning the 19th inst we shall probably reach Liverpool in less than 20 days as the winds are generally fafvorable this season of the year ...Dates:December 17, 1839 -
Excerpt:January 22, 1849 ~ Monday 22 [FIGURE] And rode to Boston And Arived home sick And weary Mrs Woodruff commenced doctering me I took an Emetic of strong thoroughwert or Boneset tea. I found myself very Bilious And the tea done me much good Sister Sarah B Foss & Br Ilus F Carter called upon me to day Br Ilus went on to New Yourk. Sister Foss stayed with us I recieved one letter [FIGURE] from Br Henderson.Dates:January 22, 1849