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Day in the Life

Jun 6, 1867

Journal Entry

June 06, 1867 ~ Thursday

6. G. A. Smith gave Samuel Merrill his seconed anointing
& wives. his oldest child was 64 years old & his youngest
Eleven Months old. He was 87 years old himself

I spent the day in the field it rained, hailed, & snowed
I worked in the field all day I planted some sweet Potatoes
some beans hoed a patch of Potatoes & with a Boy David
P. Woodruff 13 years old I planted one acre & a half of sugar cane
but was vary weary at night. Manella had a vary sick
night G. A. Smith & G. Q. Cannon Preached the funeral
Sermon of Brother Houtz who was killed by the Indians

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Woodruff, David Patten
4 Apr 1854 - 20 Jan 1937
217 mentions
Family
Merrill, Emily Phelps Dustin
2 Feb 1804 - 29 Dec 1890
1 mention
Woodruff, Emma Manella
4 Jul 1860 - 30 Nov 1905
238 mentions
Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1376 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
1 mention
Merrill, Rebecca Ostler
12 May 1866 - 10 Dec 1954
1 mention
Merrill, Samuel
24 Sep 1780 - 25 Sep 1878
4 mentions

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Jun 6, 1867