Day in the Life

Oct 3, 1838

Journal Entry

October 03, 1838 ~ Wednesday

3rd ^{Abram}^ Glory be to God at 2 oclock PM the camp of Saints hove in sight. I immediately accompinied
them to Sister Fooss house, & a busy scene insued. The names of the company were as follows from
South fox Islands Brother Charles Brown, wife & children from North Island Priest Nathaniel
Thomas, wife & 3 children, Brother's Ephraim Luce, wife & 5 children Cyrus Sterrett wife & 3 children
Ebenezer Carver wife & 5 children. From Camden Daniel Whitley wife & 4 children. From Scarborough
Elder Willford Woodruff wife & 1 child & Elder James Townsend wife & 4 children & a young man from
the Island by the name of Alonzo Thurstin. The whole number of the camp was 45 persons we had
10 waggons & 19 horses. We immediately commenced nailing & painting the waggons covers & preparing
them against stormy wether I disco^v^erd they needed a leader & order among them I laboured with them
untill in the night & then returned to father Carters & spent the night with my family It was a trying
time to Phebe as she was to part with all her relatives. But the Lord will support her in every trial
A hand pointing to the right A hand pointing to the right I wrote two Letters one to Elder T. B Marsh in Zion & the other to Elder M. Holms
May the Lord enable us to reach Zion in peace & prosperity & spedily I pray

People

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4 mentions
Maine Mission
Brown, Charles
abt. 1805-1839
37 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Starrett, Cyrus
21 Feb 1802 - 31 Dec 1879
31 mentions
Host, Maine Mission
Carver, Ebenezer Waterman
1 Dec 1804 - 8 Jan 1896
37 mentions
Maine Mission
Luce, Ephraim
30 Sep 1799 - 2 Mar 1880
35 mentions
Maine Mission
Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
288 mentions
Family
Whitley, Hannah Dixon Coombs
3 Jul 1808 - 20 Apr 1889
3 mentions
Maine Mission
Townsend, James Foss
20 Feb 1808 - 2 Apr 1886
91 mentions
Luce Markham, Lydia Maria Macomber
17 Aug 1798 - 30 Jun 1873
13 mentions
Maine Mission
Brown Babbitt, Mary Arey
4 Jan 1806 - 26 Mar 1875
14 mentions
Family, Maine Mission
Stimson Carver, Mary Cooper
6 Oct 1801 - 19 Jan 1866
8 mentions
Maine Mission
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Thomas, Nathaniel
abt. 1803-1844
73 mentions
Maine Mission
Starrett, Phebe Philbrook
16 Jul 1813 - 23 Mar 1885
1 mention
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
Foss, Sarah Brackett Carter
30 Sep 1800 - 4 Mar 1894
185 mentions
Family
Woodruff, Sarah Emma
14 Jul 1838 - 17 Jul 1840
164 mentions
Family
7 mentions
Maine Mission
Thomas, Susanna Luce
1 Jan 1808 - 9 Oct 1886
10 mentions
Maine Mission
102 mentions
Apostle
11 mentions
Maine Mission

Places

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Camden, Lincoln County, Maine
North Fox Island, Waldo County, Maine
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine
South Fox Island, Waldo County, Maine

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Autobiography 1858 Deseret News

Scarborough on the , with their wagon covers flying. The company stopped at the house of sister Sarah B. Foss. We nailed down the covers and painted them, which made them water- proof.

Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

tember they did not arrive till the ; and when they did arrive the wagon covers were all flying in the breeze. It took a good day's work to nail down the covers, paint the wagons and get prepared for the journey. CHAPTER XVII. START UPON OUR JOURNEY—A HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING— SICKNESS—SEVERE WEATHER—MY WIFE AND CHILD STRICKEN—A TRYING EXPERIENCE—MY WIFE CONTINUES TO FAIL—HER SPIRIT LEAVES HER BODY—RESTORED BY THE POWER OF GOD—HER SPIRIT'S EXPERIENCE WHILE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY—DEATH OF MY BROTHER--ARRIVAL AT ROCHESTER—REMOVAL TO QUINCY.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

borough on the , with their wagon covers flying. The company stopped at the house of sister Sarah B. Foss. We nailed down the covers and painted them, which made them waterproof.

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

till the ; and when they did arrive the wagon covers were all fly- ing in the breeze. It took a good day's work to nail down the covers, paint the wagons and get prepared for the journey.

Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865

and on the Elder Townsend started to look after them and see why they did not get along.

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

went to meet the company. They arived in Scarborough on the with their waggon covers all flying. The company stoped at the house of Sister Sarah B Foss we went to work nailed down all the covers and painted them and made them water

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 3, 1838