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Day in the Life

Aug 21, 1877

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August 21, 1877 ~ Tuesday

Aug 21, 1877
I Wilford Woodruff went to the Temple of the Lord this morning
and was Baptized for 100 persons who were dead including the
signers of the Declaration of Independance all except John Hancock
and [ William Floyd ] I was Baptized for the following names
[FIGURES]

[FIGURE] William Hooper Benjamin Franklin

Joseph Hewes John Morton

John Penn George Cliymer

Button Gwinnett James Smith

Lyman Hall ~~Francis Lightfoot Lee~~

Edward Rutledge George Taylor

George Walton James Willsol

Thomas Haeywood Jr George Ross

Thomas Lynch Jr. Caeszer Rodney

Arthur Myddleton George Read

Samuel Chase Thomas M Keats

William ~~Chase~~ Paca Philip Livingston

Thomas Stone Francis Lewis

Charles Carroll of Carrolton Lewis Morris

George Wythe Richard Stockton

Richard Henry Lee John Witherspoon

Thomas Jefferson Francis Hopkinson

Benjamin Harrison John Hart

Thomas Nelson Jr Abraham HCleark

Francis Lightfoot sLene Josiah Bartlett

Carter Braxton William Whipple

Robert Morris Samuel Adams

Benjamin Rush John Adams

People

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15 Feb 1726 - 15 Sep 1794

1 mention

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26 Jun 1742 - 1 Jan 1787

1 mention

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6 Jan 1706 - 17 Apr 1790

11 mentions

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1726-1791

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24 Dec 1745 - 19 Apr 1813

1 mention

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3 Mar 1735 - 19 May 1777

1 mention

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7 Oct 1728 - 26 Jun 1784

1 mention

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10 Sep 1736 - 10 Oct 1797

1 mention

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19 Sep 1737 - 14 Nov 1832

1 mention

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23 Nov 1749 - 23 Jan 1800

1 mention

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21 Sep 1737 - 9 May 1791

1 mention

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21 Mar 1713 - 31 Dec 1802

1 mention

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14 Oct 1734 - 11 Jan 1797

1 mention

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16 Mar 1739 - 23 Jan 1813

1 mention

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18 Sep 1733 - 21 Sep 1798

1 mention

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10 May 1730 - 14 Jul 1779

1 mention

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1716-1781

1 mention

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1749-1804

1 mention

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3 Dec 1726 - 8 Jun 1806

1 mention

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1720-1806

1 mention

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14 Sep 1742 - 21 Aug 1798

1 mention

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30 Oct 1735 - 4 Jul 1826

2 mentions

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23 Jan 1737 - 8 Oct 1793

5 mentions

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5 Nov 1713 - 11 May 1779

1 mention

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10 Mar 1724 - 20 Apr 1777

1 mention

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1741-1788

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5 Feb 1723 - 15 Nov 1794

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23 Jun 1730 - 10 Nov 1779

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21 Nov 1729 - 19 May 1795

1 mention

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8 Apr 1726 - 22 Jan 1798

1 mention

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12 Apr 1724 - 19 Oct 1790

1 mention

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15 Jan 1716 - 12 Jun 1778

1 mention

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20 Jan 1732 - 19 Jun 1794

1 mention

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1 Oct 1730 - 28 Feb 1781

1 mention

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31 Jan 1734 - 8 May 1806

1 mention

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16 Sep 1722 - 2 Oct 1803

1 mention

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17 Apr 1741 - 19 Jun 1811

1 mention

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28 Jul 1746 - 17 Apr 1809

1 mention

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13 Apr 1743 - 4 Jul 1826

5 mentions

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1749-1779

1 mention

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19 Mar 1734 - 24 Jun 1817

1 mention

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26 Dec 1738 - 4 Jan 1789

1 mention

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1743-1787

1 mention

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17 Dec 1734 - 4 Aug 1821

1 mention

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28 Jun 1742 - 14 Oct 1790

1 mention

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31 Oct 1740 - 13 Oct 1799

1 mention

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14 Jan 1730 - 28 Nov 1785

1 mention

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Church-wide priesthood reorganization directed by includes rebaptism.

August 19-21, 1877

Wilford's vision of Signers of Declaration of Independence; proxy baptisms for 100 Eminent Men and 68 Eminent Women under Wilford's direction.

August 22-24, 1877

Majority of endowments completed for Eminent Men and Women; some sealings also completed.

August 29, 1877

dies in .

August 30, 1877 - September 1, 1877

Wilford accompanies to for funeral.

September 2, 1877

Funeral service for held in .

September 2, 1877

Wilford dedicates grave.

September 4, 1877

Apostles meet and agree that will be President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

September 16, 1877

Wilford publicly shares his vision of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

September 17, 1877

Wilford participates in the cornerstone laying ceremony for the .

October 6, 1877

Solemn Assembly to sustain Quorum of Twelve as leading body; as Quorum president.

Aug 21, 1877