Henry Brown
Henry (Harry) Brown (1808-1852) was born 7 Mar. 1808 in Henderson, Jefferson Co., New York. He was the son of Sylvanus Brown and Sarah Spaulding. He married Rhoda North on 12 Jul. 1827 in New York, and they were the parents of Sarah Brown, who was sealed to Wilford Woodruff. He was baptized before 1835. He was a mission companion to Wilford Woodruff in Missouri and Arkansas in Jan. 1835. He died 24 Apr. 1852 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
Footnotes
Harry Brown (9KP9-8XB), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 9 Feb. 2021). Henry Brown, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/henry-brown, accessed 5 Jan. 2022). 1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, p. 16, Harry Brown. Historical Department "Journal History of the Church, 1830-2008, 1830-1839, 1835," p. 1, image 16/476, CR 100 137, CHL. "Minute Book 1," p. 197, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org, accessed 12 Feb. 2021). Black, Susan Easton, Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989), 7:114-115.
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Part of Autobiography 1858 Deseret NewsExcerpt: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 ...Dates:November 11, 1778 July 31, 1792 November 29, 1801 November 29, 1802 December 22, 1804 March 1, 1807 March 1, 1807 June 11, 1808 November 9, 1810 November 29, 1811 March 11, 1814 March 12, 1816 June 1, 1816 June 19, 1818 March 22, 1820 June 19, 1821 November 25, 1827 December 29, 1833 December 31, 1833 January 2, 1834 February 1, 1834 April 11, 1834 April 25, 1834 May 1, 1834 May 7, 1834 November 5, 1834 January 13, 1835 January 18, 1835 January 19, 1835 July 1, 1838 October 18, 1838 August 4, 1841 July 7, 1858 -
Part of Autobiography 1858 Deseret NewsExcerpt:THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 19. FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1858. VOL VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) -[CONTINUED.]- March 2—We cut down a large cotton wood tree, and in two days dug out a canoe four feet wide and twelve long, put on a pair of oars and then rowed down the Arkansas river, 125 miles to Little Rock, begging our food by the way, a meal ...Dates:March 2, 1835 March 24, 1835 March 27, 1835 April 4, 1835 June 23, 1835 June 28, 1835 July 23, 1835 November 15, 1835 February 26, 1836 May 27, 1836 May 28, 1836 May 31, 1836 June 19, 1836 June 29, 1836 July 14, 1836 July 30, 1836 July 31, 1836 August 11, 1836 August 29, 1836 September 2, 1836 September 19, 1836 September 20, 1836 October 20, 1836 October 28, 1836 November 17, 1836 November 25, 1836 November 29, 1836 December 20, 1836 January 3, 1837 January 25, 1837 January 29, 1837 January 30, 1837 February 19, 1837 March 23, 1837 April 4, 1837 April 6, 1837 July 14, 1858 -
Excerpt:Sarah Brown was Born ^in Henderson^ Jefferson Co New York Jan 1st 1834 Sarah Brown Daughter of Henry & [Rhoda] Brown Married to Wilford Woodruff sen March 13 1853 NAMES Born Marri[e]d Died Age David Patten April 4th 1854 ... -
Excerpt:April 1st 1834 I went with Brother Hatton to meet Brother Pulsipher and several other brethren and sisters at Brother Newcomes house in Fabius we had an interesti ng meeting. the spirit of the Lord was with us we returned home rejoiceing we soon was visited by Brother Harry Brown elder and Brother James Blakesly Priest they held two meetings with us & we were much edefied & they went on there wayDates:April 1, 1834 -
Excerpt:April 11th 1834 Less than an hundred it was the will of the Lord that the yong men & middle aged what could be spared should go up to Zion. I told Brother Parley our circumstances he told me it was my duty to try to prepare myself and go up to Zion. And accordingly I used evry exertion to settle my accounts arange my affairs and prepare myself to join my Brethren to go to Missourie and on the 10th of Aprail Brother Harrey Brown & BrotherDates:April 11, 1834 -
Excerpt:February 17, 1835 ~ Tuesday Feb. 17th. Travled from Mr Akeman's to Mr Elijah Bakers preached at his house according to appointment from thence to Mr Josighah Hart who invited us to spend the night with him. Mr Hart was 74 years of age and a patriot in the Revolution he signed the petition distance 15 m[iles] February 18, 1835 ~ Wednesday 18. Left Mr Hart and travled to Mr Wm. Wit distance 12 ...Dates:February 17, 1835 February 18, 1835 February 19, 1835 February 20, 1835 -
Excerpt:February 21, 1835 ~ Saturday Feb 21. Left Mr Hubbel travled 2 miles to Brother Wright Akemans spent the day in labouring with our hands then went to Mr Snellin who was dangerously sick spent the night in assisting him February 22, 1835 ~ Sunday 22 On the Lords day left Mr Snellin travled 2 miles to Mr Hubbel preached at his house much of the Spirit of God rested upon us. Brother ...Dates:February 21, 1835 February 22, 1835 February 23, 1835 February 24, 1835 February 25, 1835 February 26, 1835 -
Excerpt:March 6, 1835 ~ Friday March ^6th^ Spent the day in labouring & writing a letter to my Parents. I had a view in this place of some dangerous reptiles which was two Sandapeads [centipedes] and three Terrantiallers Their touch upon human flesh is considered immediate death the Arkansaw abound with them esspecially among the rocks March 7, 1835 ~ Saturday 7. Spent the day in labouring for Mr Alfred A Sangrain March 8, 1835 ~ Sunday ...Dates:March 6, 1835 March 7, 1835 March 8, 1835 March 9, 1835 March 10, 1835 March 11, 1835 -
Excerpt:March 22, 1835 ~ Sunday March 22 On the Lords day preached to an attentive congregation at the house of Mr Kelleam March 23, 1835 ~ Monday 23rd Left Mr Kelleam & travled 40 miles most of the way through mud & water. Stoped for the night with W^m^ SChon at second Creek in St Francis County 2 signers to petition ^{this was within} 5 {miles of a lake below somewhere illegible where could be seen} 50: {Dates:March 22, 1835 March 23, 1835 March 24, 1835 March 25, 1835 March 26, 1835 March 27, 1835 -
Excerpt:On the 31 which ^w^as the last day of Dec & of the year 1833 I Joined the Church of Latter Day Saints was Baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsifer on the 31 of Dec 1833 in company with with my Brother Azmon Woodruff we were the two first that was baptized by a latter day saint in Oswego Co NY. I was ordained a Teacher by Elder Pulsifer Jan 2nd 1834 Travled while A Teacher from the 11th of Aprail to 25^th^ of June 1834. — — 1238 ...