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1847–1868

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Birth Date
8 March 1807
Death Date
10 November 1885
Gender
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Phebe Whittemore Woodruff


Alternate Names

    Phebe Whittemore Carter

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  • Initially, the Woodruff family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley, with the Wilford Woodruff Company in 1850, with their father as the captain.  On the company rosters found in Journal history, the family is listed as Wilford Woodruff and Phebe Whittemore Carter traveling with their children, Wilford, Phebe Amelia, and Susan Cornelia.

    Her travel to Utah is also mentioned in the obituary of her son, Wilford.

     

Wilford Woodruff Company (1850)

  • Age at Departure: 43

Traveled with

  • Wilford Woodruff (Age: 43)
  • Wilford Woodruff Jr. (Age: 10)
  • Phebe Amelia Woodruff (Age: 8)
  • Susan Cornelia Woodruff (Age: 6)

Sources

  • Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1850, Supplement after 31 December 1850, 18.
  • "Pioneer of 1850 Dies at Local Hospital," Salt Lake Telegram, 6 May 1921, 2.
  • Woodruff, Wilford, Journal, 1847 Jan.-1853 Dec., box 2, fd. 3, in Journals and papers, 1828-1898.