Show s 1 i w H y or 01 fr m wi wl L F FP p RD R D w 0 q D R T FF 4 OWN ren PEN rex v latr li ai Tr aim n r M 0 the history of my fathers it i di difficulT effic II 11 1 u I to acain a satisfactory account if k the lydd VY u it facial pere tha phree geni ge tlona tiona era tra r r n my great grandfather r iaia d nearly ani one h b lindred year yearb years s anat anal an apa iron constitution anda penned a greaf grea an jaunt of mancial labor nearly up ip time oni omi ls death his iris wifely she bhe bore toll toil ilin liin nine Jd alati plan eldad Ej dad elisha eliaha eliaha 4 jpseph joseph ier iea luboda phebe and two vo name names s not given gi 1 ti m my y grandfather eldad the ion son son bon of 0 f josiah he vaa vas was yaa bon born i 1 tia ila 11 A 1 tori tort d co connecticut in iq a 51 1 b he e ilbok possessed a strong it wa was ca li performed the mob mot agot ngot for ay meyeral braf jars jara jars af f any iny man an in ip ila tia hartford r I 1 co and fr from 0 ven ter yer exertion x artion in hewing j timber he he was attacked with rheumatism in his right hip bip which caused severe lameness bior fon hor for se several beveral eral cpr he m married artir rinah pinah dinah ninah jr whom he had seved saved seven children viza eldade elizabeth eilzabeth samuel aphea alche k titus I 1 abelle aei ael I 1 aviz edg ehg J m 1 4 lewey IV P 0 dl r Hz abeth zabeth amasa frisby samuel miss aliss case aphea Ired jB edlah lati thompson and harl hart titus lou Louisa isa alten Alien hellen heilen amo wheeler and nd merrill lter lier fill and ia hannah vhf hart uart a rt all tot of whom wlm had large families i died in ton 3 p deverla deverly dever lj 09 1 1 1 y grandmother r dinah died in I 1 n 1 Ap ties thes amoe aroc place 1 alth with A with aith ith a cancer in athe her were ivere very ery g teat reat 1 v my fat Woi aft AIT ads 14 farmin y ah I 1 th 0 mp s was b born 0 in in 1178 2 nov iso 1 S she gore tore ahr three be sons na cutely m ely Azmon born nov moy 29 1862 ozen n b born bord r a sed sec 22 born horn march 1807 I 1 i M my molher mother fied fled lied with the spotted fever june jude liso 11 ta 09 ast p years s laytn t th S R old oid id ay iy iera 4 e r i 0 Is second e b 0 D mra e bash bala bah laih birti As born july gais they were ta arned nov inov 9 igloi 1310 they haddix children Y hl fald boffitto 1 und ind died b by y ty 1 alf poso po 80 gall y aprea by a p nov 0 o amabel hart born april ull Uil an and d died oct 18 1838 frankiin franklin and died une und I newton IS ewton hor tor R kig hig YAR e bl I 1 dr rt 1 04 J jy V liesy born horn april and arld ernice born june 19 1821 to dwight plight ow eb si t e nan ran 1 1 A 1841 ailt alff PI i 4 4 1 f wag a cod con 7 pan rin i s y M a ps abarr b t tighter years attending a inuring and and iia isa baw W milland aad muti dedo ded O about out 50 of time be J albred eight berf hoah houn adaki 0 J i 1 he nevar never ma made d e kny any profession of re I 1 until I 1 baptized him with all bisho his household u in into to t the he cu 4 0 pie sus P 1 saints on the first dakof july 1838 nes hes a aan eman of great charity honesty integrity and arm and made himself hini hinl self seif poor by giving lf i ng to iche tz 1 1 poor and a accommodating his fi ilo llo 1 1 w 1 me men ay y loaning 1 money and becoming surety for and alwa yes aes beato to m ti asked a afa lor wor cpr at h hisha is h an n i awas ivas bo born r q I 1 inthe q north part of t the utown town of farmington now called avon alvon hartford co on i driy grdy IV 1807 I 1 assi arsi ted fed emy amy in attending terill lag fhe the e lulls until 1 I was twenty years of age 1827 1 l took the floering flouring flou ring mill of my aunt Hellen Wheeler which I 1 ia attended three yearb years 1 ip bla ala y 1830 1 took 04 chaide ch arge 1 of f the floering flouring flou ring mill of jin mr collins thi ax manu fac furer in south cant canton ohi conn at theand bf one hie are jear itar fiton as demolished to tb make ilke way vay for fop ot other er machinery aa zia sla lin ery in march 1831 1 I took cha charge rge of mill owned by hirr birr L chard ardi J s of newt newl hartford conn I 1 ibi fi tle the spring of in c company T then ther azmond Azmon amon t 1 went elit I 1 to 0 R i c h la ja 4 I 1 01 4 16 co new naw York nand andi purchased akarman adalman aarm and ard saw mill and settled in business f it initia 1 age g ai Y ni in a was 6 exert exercised upon subjects although iao imo u ga 1 I L ver yer madae madea in ad a profession until 1830 1 I did not the then 4 join any church forthe fior ifor the reason th at I 1 cout inot knot find any de denomination I 1 nal nAi nation whose doctrines fai fal th oy or practice t a agreed reed reea with wilh ih the boap christ or t the h e ordinance sand sana ahi afi d gifts ahe apostles taU taught glit although although hifle oti oil o th the e da dax day I 1 1 taught taug t g grace ra s m ra and jl 4 tt e ancia ent nt saints w joyed were done away and no longer needed heeded lail idia 1 did dil nye believe belleve atto if to be abey lyen Tyer done away through th rough th 1 eu eurillea 11 X I 1 I 1 of af ine t fe children audren of men 1 beli bell believed eved eveA the e bame same dameg gifts als apa an powe would aa emani manifest fest in oni one age of the world as in another when god gloa had a chur church chupon upon the earth and that the church of god pod would be reestablished established re estabi hed bed the earth ear eat tb 0 that thit h I 1 B oid odd arh tre e to see se e it chedi these principles princ ja esa were rivet r ted up upon on my mind mini I 1 from the perusal p edsal til lil of the I 1 oid old and new nelv testament with fervent praye prayer r that the lord iu would wid ild show nie uie me wai 5 right and wrong anase 1 acme in the path ath of salvation ti on without a aay any ny regard to 0 ae opinions of ma h aad the y jib is pe rings of the spirit of the lord for tot t the be a silace pae of three years taught me that he lie was ws about to set up lils his church ani and upon the earth an fn inace he last days i 1 1 w wag was s uit fit taught U abt ase these thi things ns n s fr from om my Y I 1 u itil I 1 y robert mason an aged ag ed man wh qa 0 lovei liva 0 in was called tailed the of 1 p J ro p heta maspn bialon he taught tau fit ta mea men melany 1 I daby dany any things which are tiow P T i to pass he le did not 1 believe elleve that any mah man bad had authority to tu ad mint mInY stin the fc sot bot the he gospel but bekle beile yd ved it was nas our p r 1 l through falta prayer and kastin rastin ta A the lck kick sick and cai cak cas out devils on of h hands and s wb 1 ah was the casa case under his administration ag as ma many mamy ny could testify i r gin ain tn 1832 1831 iwas to my brother li rother nother ababel alq also directed i 6 ly tb the spirit of god t to go io to tae lue ae sa same bame ma placa whence nwe met we both told our impression and ind i it can cau caused sed us to 6 laarveld and ider what the lord 1 wanted af 0 he ua in rh rhode ode isi iki inland and but biet as we had ha made pre preparations arat lons ions to i no y to the weft we ve let outward circumstances circum stances control its fis is and jonah jon ah lik ilk ongoing of going ta rhode ig iq r la land nd wf beven wesen we sen j ven p IR io lo richland I 1 owego co bo new york until fi eiro efiO 33 when I 1 heard eiders elders zerah and preach my br brother other ahroon ny the tand eld e dt nd 0 k 1 41 4 vei vel aylor f babi ae fira t ser ber cercone cone none heard arad 1 vard Vr ad the f af pf p i mormon and true t t jr r 4 yi e t josf W hatsh sit tit 1 V 10 nv anold 0 if u I 1 at p warned to go there two of the eiders elders bere vere rere p preaching hind bind th ere and ind llad atad had we we gone we should b have haye e embrace embraced 1 4 t the he wb work at that time f t tf dec sh 1 I syria baptized ea by eder eld er zerah zelah zeh kisi u abr at he be it confirmed co I 1 id me m the he same sage same evening enin ehin jan 1 was oraa ordained ined a t teacher pach irAnd krand and my brother arbion Ar olon an elder andl anal 1 small sill krab brak branch ah 0 organized r i an iv ted tei led of 12 bemb members erb ers vp b y t eider elder pul pui a ph er j it I 1 in february following in cf company pan ban aj with eil ell elser eljer r ft holton olion I 1 walked adm e I 1 to the fown fornof of fabius to attend an eve ning meeting ine lne eting of th thea ints in that pa place ace W where here elder eldir hulsi p phep was presiding I 1 book mand ments or revelation ven through oo Joseph t smith sinith alifa anu I 1 believed th em id with all my heart lna ltd and ina rejoiced lei ici ea 1 the therein relnah i ahoi ancl a after aate r spending several adv dad days and holding several several meetings lee iee tings we we returned home hime rejoicing r 1 7 durl duri buring ihen e winter infer we IV were ile vis visited hed by y sov bov several of the elders feb elder parie parle parley y P pratt called and instructed instruct edthe the abe branch till midnight i we had aad us asmey mev mey lac bac companied companies compa nied br othi jefferson r so ri co io ane and a told WEI him my circumstances he said it was my autyo to prepare j e myself hysel faw taw to ga to yo murtland lUrt Kift land and ana join theca the caulp nip ot Z ion lon I 1 immediately ely settled my bu bonessa nessA AW C april apri 11 withey with my horses and wagon I 1 took as harry f bro brown add and band I 1 warren ingles aal ant stal stai started wed or for zion 3 met wiep orson pratt PT john toba murdoch and other eiders elders on op libe e way in kirtland on thestle day dakof of apryl 1834 1 Thi Prophet l joseph IJ invited nie me 0 61 o A make lale n ikie fale iti ibi Z bis house my home I 1 accepted d his offer and said sald with him film about one week I 1 became acquainted ia with ith amny 0 the E f th 1 es eib n el saints I 1 s dbent spent one abbath in in ki jairl i A vira il aearl beurl man ganyou yoU the elders speak to agnore dad for fon the light tight and knowledge khow ledge 1 which was av z anlita d to me during duning that chat NY day I 1 mf mayla r L started 1 from gom J kirtland Kir tand and av n yent eni edi R 1 to N new dw porta portage ej ind idd and and r remained till fill all the com pany Joined us when gewere organized at 4 T f march march I 1 7 we tk took uj ti lo 10 vi line of mir march ah pitching pur jents tents by bythe jh way kay aha ana aha travel missouri n j afterpe after we had had hag pit hed bed in ty fy ar bourn r s b e I 1 ii ail 45 aad and in many W of the brethren brethen bret bren hren bait hait ba k ae had badwi died Jseph joseph requested the camp s p erse 7 except enough en 6 uail ah to taule take care cara giad gaad of oa who 66 had teat tell teams na W we ee re rc required quie erf eff to leave the gio ground and go among the brethren I 1 went want wen wan 0 o br ly L Y i man 1 in lra company avith with aad aid ard I milton mllton on holmead shor aly 3 joseah yose Jose 08 ehl bh called til the e bret bi hrent thren to oget either pier tier a at L lyman n wiant J and ad told them them if they would mould humble fore the lord and covenant llis liis boad 11 tn n w me lapi obey his counah 0 should le s bayed argro aur tur 0 antl anti the brei re should not be another aase cab of f cholera in the camp thie ive brethren covenanted to do do this an and the plague was stua itta ri dand and I 1 there wa kasnot vas yat Snot i abi another case ia camp ais iii ati r tl I 1 prest pres joseph smith returned to Kirt larid wilh A lih ich m many iti taj of lire life brethren en I 1 remained arnan byg t ta 0 ring with my ands till ifie th follow following nv inter i 1 l I 1 thad agrest desire to preach which ta TA pot got name n ime to tb my brethren dreth rei adt onil otie day re eTing 1 I n 0 1 re 6 ire lre d ip inte t W t w oa baione lone ione 0 e anti anil c called ailed u upon p on lb the eLord lord barp wand Ot to open gospel to i tw af fb rth 1 the spirit of the lond lord bore witness adless thi that my riv 1 1 prayer P ra Y er wasl wasi eard card and iss ise hould be answered unanswered I 1 arose arosa fo frog ro my knies fences happy and walked some and in met mei et elia ellas s alibee dhigh d high 0 priest wa I 1 had bad staid stai stal a dum oum berof berot er of months As ap preached blin hlin be said sald br wilford the spir spirit I 1 t jofh oi bru dru I 1 tells eils ells me that you should beor be ore orf or f damned 4 and go ap an a mission iss ion 1 I 1 replied 1 I i i 1 tb V 1 1 1 i am a m ready rea 4 y 1 1 1 1 41 P V atla atia meeting of council aLyma at lyman ij Wight ls clay nov 51 5 1 was oi d a 17 ri e simeon rimbon car carter ter steph ep win inc ch b pta e tei and 11 hem PT a an t y hyde 6 era yso orda ordained inid priests ests egts f tn a ati 0 p mso mho uso partridge lantrid b would like liki e 3 e epry hrry 0 hp ry stites abro ug ax af and an ani aej r nur nuz mid ald could ta and anybody n yvo d y who had bad 6 falth faith t enot enoi to tb 0 o with hig hie f i 0 pt tit would b beb bea A a an mul mui I 1 9 in n il try ry to io travel trill in ia in n i con consequence 1 s eq uen 0 i t the hili mia a bou oue ae ut ution I 1 0 n to take fake him I 1 told min him gag wag as ready ehly eily r t to I 1 0 go south ad ig iki lai any ny yoi bre ere 1 arid arld aria a nid if lej lei I 1 should go through jack s sori h coun countes tys it lay ay in aar adr route he rel rei falej it ouid eat the therise risk of life ilfe abw hadt hadl noV va falia faila enough to undertake 6 it if 1 tria ii dilso I 1 also faed asked him if rough jackson county if I 1 should d start aitho ith alt adt at arbeo purs eor scrip according to the th elaw e law lai 6 he were d th atle Alit athe h had bad d hot got 0 mth alth aith t 0 stait onal onah mis mission 8 ion lon through u t and an d if I 1 did it I 1 mu must s t do dd it i 4 tn on myown my own f a wit tit h I 1 relt felt to kee keep li 1 ho BO I 1 vi altho t ey I 1 balleau called won pa eld ela elder eider er I 1 harr Harry aw Brown omni and ind askea asked him to accompany ny mb i he be and mishop bishop part partridge bridei appointed po int ed hinato jo go with me K jan 13 1835 ilece Piece r received iveS an hono honorable rabid discharge arhe arge iram from n lah wi certify certifying ih 9 that chat I 1 had faithfull per ed Iome i y ditlea w ry camp I 1 took my ails alis dhana ei ghana weighing 5 mostly in awo arl all s t abed in n com pany harry crossed cro saed the jik jil jackson gon aon ion county abd ind fell feil f felt afelt thankful we boff ot our knees and fraye raye ld d that god might amigh t p prote note rote ct U ug us from the mob whiled 01 g through the that his judgment s mi might hf re rest s t upon themi the wicked c ked who had hid shed the blood of the Sainta Saints W enthat thit that land that theland eland mit might li ii 11 be bb cleansed from sin bin 1 I had a petition hotl Poti tion lo 10 the governor of missouri if ar redress of wrongs perpetrate per ed upon Jacks jaces dil dir co finty ar mtr t the he purpose of bf t afa lii lil ili ilag g sig big signatures natures if JW we bent our way south thi through bukh bugh lacks facks jackson county ty with without t station betin yelia one we were preserved from 1 amab of itty assemble dat a arb grog we w had to 1 pas s 9 i june 18 we called atthe at the sion slon and arid had an interview with the PreBi president dept sst fit a presbyterian presby terian ferian mini minister Altho aitho h itwara lieras he be amula foula neither give ab y thin thing theat to eat dior dion ludge ladge e asb u q mormons cormons Mor mons it was to the nearest house which wab was jerrena Jer rewa indian fndia a trading house we asked the direct ua us there He gaye gave us usi directions hut but the spirit sald said tai to iehle wa deceiving US asked hlin haia three tim tiffie es 11 a ahll ahli hd he declared he was telling |