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Day in the Life

Oct 4, 1838

Journal Entry

October 04, 1838 ~ Thursday

4th We spent most of the day in painting & preparing our waggons for the Journey at about 2
oclock in the afternoon I took the parting hand ^[FIGURE]^ with Father & Mother Carter & their household
tears were shed but Mrs Woodruff manifested great fortitude in parting with her friends after
bidding them farewell and also parting with Sister Sarah Foss & many neighbours that were present I
made a commencement of leading this camp of the Saints on their long journey. This camp of the
Saints consisted of the following persons From South fox Island Brother Charles Brown & family
From North fox Island Priest Nathaniel Thomas & family, Brother Ephraim Luce & family Cyrus Sterrett

& family, Ebenezer Carver & family & a young man by the name of Alonzo Thurstin. From Camden
Daniel Whitley & family, from Scarborough Elder James Townsend & family, & Elder Willford Woodruff
& family this camp consisted of 8 families the whole numbering 53 persons we had 10 waggons & 19
horses & after being set in order we rode to Saco 4 miles to Kenebunk 9 miles & camped for the night by a saw
mill. as the camp is not fully organized their is some bustle among us. It was for a moment a trial to my feelings
to take my tender wife with an infant at her breast into a cold tent to sleep upon the ground but after we became
reconciled to it there was a door opened for her to go into a house to spend the night & as she had a young child she
excepted the invitation. I lay down upon the bed that I had spread in the tent & after lying two hours I got up
to stand on guard & I sat up the remainder of the night built up a fire & wrote thes lines by it Distance of the day 13 m[iles]

People

Browse people Wilford Woodruff mentioned on this day in his journal.

4 mentions
Brown, Charles
13 Jan 1804 - 6 Aug 1839
37 mentions
Family
31 mentions
Carver, Ebenezer Waterman
1 Dec 1804 - 8 Jan 1895
37 mentions
Luce, Ephraim
30 Sep 1799 - 2 Mar 1880
35 mentions
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
Family
89 mentions
70 mentions
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1546 mentions
Family
Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
177 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
160 mentions
Family
Carter, Sarah Fabyan
8 Apr 1775 - 24 Jul 1845
89 mentions
Family
11 mentions

Related Documents

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Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

——We started upon our journey. My child was in the first stages of the whooping-cough. Our company con- sisted of fifty-three persons; we had ten wagons, with a pair of horses to each. We had before us, at this late period, a gloomy land journey of two thousand miles, from Maine to Mis- souri. We continued to travel through rain, mud, cold, frost and snow, until we arrived in Rochester, Sangamon

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

This camp of Saints were as follows Brother Charles Brown & family from South fox Island from North fox Island Priest Thomas & family Brothers Ephraim Luce & family Starrett & family Ebenezar Carver & family & a young man by the name of [blank] from Camden Daniel Whitley & family from Scarborough Elder James Townsend & family & Elder Willford Woodruff & family this camp consisted of 8 familyies the whole number- ing 53 persons We had 7 double waggons & 3 single ones & 19 horses. We rode to Saco 4 miles to Kennebunk 9 miles & camped for the night by a saw- mill as the camp is not fully organized as yet their is still some bustle among us it was for a moment a trial to my feelings to take my tender wife with an infant at her brest into a cold tent to sleep upon the ground but after we became reconciled to it their was a door open for her to go into a house to spend the night & as she

Daybook (3 October 1838 - 4 March 1839)

Expenses $2.75 cts had a young child she excepted the invitation & I lay down upon a bed that I had spread in the tent & after lying two hours I got up to stand on guard & I sat up the remainder of the night built up a fire & wrote these lines by it the distance of the day 13 miles

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

On the next at 2 p.m. our anxiety was releived for the camp came in sight and I immediately accompanied them to Sister Foss' house where a busy scene ensued.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1

We spent most of the ^next^ in painting and preparing our waggons for the journey. At about 2 o'clock p.m. we bid our friends and relatives farewell. Many tears were shed; but Mrs Woodruff manifested great fortitude in parting from her father mother family and friends After our farewell to these and many of the neighbours who were present I made a commencement to lead this camp of Saints on their long journey. Our company consisted of the following persons: From South Fox Island brother Charles Brown and family; from North Fox Island Nathaniel Thomas and family; brother Ephraim Luce and family, Cyrus Sterrett and family, Ebenezer Carver and family and a young man by the name of Alonzo Thurstin; from Camden Daniel Whitley and family; from Scarborough Elder James Townsend and family and I with my wife and child. The whole numbered 53 persons. We had with us ten waggons and nineteen horses. After being set in order we travelled 13 miles to Kenebunk and camped for the night by a saw mill and as we were not fully organized there was some bustle amongst us at first. It was for a moment a trial to my feelings to take my wife with an infant at her breast into a cold tent to sleep upon the ground; but after we had become reconciled to it there was an invitation given her to spend the night at a house which was accepted. I laid down upon the bed I spread in the tent and after two hours I got up to stand on guard. I sat up the remainder of the night built a fire and by its light wrote in my journal.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

proof. And in the after noon of the ^with^ my wife bid her Father Mother & friends fare well ^and with her child two month and a half old in the first stage of the hooping cough^ and we [FIGURE] started upon our journey. The company consisted of 53 persons including Brother Townsend & family and myself and family we had 10 waggons a pair of horses to each waggon, we had now ^before us at this late period^ commenced this gloo ^Before us^ to start upon a gloomy land journey of two thousand miles from Maine to Missouri we continued to travel from day to day to day through all the rain, mud, cold, frost, and

Events

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August 9, 1838
Wilford receives news of his calling as an apostle; and call to go on mission to England with apostles.

Oct 4, 1838