Emmeline Blanche Woodward
Alternate Names
Emmeline Blanche Whitney (Married Name)
Emmeline Blanche Wells (Married Name)
Emmeline Blanche Harris (Married Name)
Emmeline B. Wells (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1828 February 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1921 April 25 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Served as General President of the Relief Society from 1910 to 1921.
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Born in Petersham, Worchester, Massachusetts, United States
1828 February 29
Mother
Zilpha Diadama Hare
Father
David Woodward
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 February 29
Baptized
1842 March 1 (Age 14)
Married
Newel Kimball Whitney
1846 January 26 (Age 17)
Traveled in
Heber C. Kimball Company (1848)
1848 June 7 – September 24 (Age 20)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1848 September 24
Company Arrived
Married
Daniel Hanmer Wells
1852 October 18 (Age 24)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1921 April 25 (Age 93)
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Emmeline Blanche Woodward (1828 - 1921) Profile
Sources
Person
Crocheron, Augusta Joyce, Representative women of Deseret. Salt Lake City: J.C. Graham & Co., 1884
"Emmeline B. Wells", Crocheron, Augusta Joyce, Representative women of Deseret. Salt Lake City: J.C. Graham & Co., 1884, Page 62-71.
Salt Lake Telegram
"State's Foremost Woman Dies", Salt Lake Telegram, (25 April 1921), Page 1.
Tooele Transcript Bulletin
"'Aunt Em' Wells is Dead", Tooele Transcript Bulletin, (29 April 1921), Page 2.
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967
Utah Death Certificate Index, 1905-1967.
Utah Women's History
Barbara Jones Brown, "Emmeline B. Wells, A Thinking Woman", Utah Women's History.
Vernal Express
"Emmeline B. Wells Ends Long, Useful Career", Vernal Express, (29 April 1921), Page 1.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1848: Page 16.