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Wilford Woodruff 1807–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1807

Birth Location: Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1898

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Father: Aphek Woodruff

Mother: Beulah Thompson

Spouse(s): Sarah Brown, Emma Smith, Phoebe Carter, Mary Jackson, Sarah Stocking

Children(s): Newton Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Emeline Woodruff, James Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Asahel Woodruff, Winnifred Woodruff, Clara Woodruff, Owen Woodruff

The story of Wilford Woodruff began in 1807 in Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. In 1840, Wilford Woodruff resided in Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA. Wilford Woodruff married Emma Smith, Eudora Lovina Young, Mary Ann Jackson, Mary Caroline Barton, Mary Meek Giles, Phoebe Whittemore Carter, Sarah Brown, Sarah Delight Stocking, Sarah Elinor Brown, and had children including Asahel Hart Woodruff, Clara Martisha Woodruff, Emeline Woodruff, James Jackson Woodruff, Mary Alice Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Newton Woodruff, Owen Woodruff, Winnifred Blanche Woodruff. Wilford Woodruff passed away in 1898 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wilford Woodruff began in 1807 in Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1840, Wilford Woodruff resided in Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA.
  • Wilford Woodruff married Emma Smith, Eudora Lovina Young, Mary Ann Jackson, Mary Caroline Barton, Mary Meek Giles, Phoebe Whittemore Carter, Sarah Brown, Sarah Delight Stocking, Sarah Elinor Brown, and had children including Asahel Hart Woodruff, Clara Martisha Woodruff, Emeline Woodruff, James Jackson Woodruff, Mary Alice Woodruff, Mary Woodruff, Newton Woodruff, Owen Woodruff, Winnifred Blanche Woodruff.
  • Wilford Woodruff passed away in 1898 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Aphek Woodruff
1778–1861
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AW
Beulah Thompson
1782–1808
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
BT

Spouses(s)

Sarah Brown
1834–1909
Birth Location: NY
SB
Emma Smith
1838–1912
Birth Location: Adam-ondi-aman, Daviess, Missouri, USA
ES
Phoebe Carter
1807–1885
Birth Location: Scarboro, Cumberland, Maine, USA
PC
Mary Jackson
1818–1894
Birth Location: Liverpool, England
MJ
Sarah Stocking
1838–
Birth Location: CT
SS

Children(s)

Newton Woodruff
1863–1960
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
NW
Mary Woodruff
1879–1916
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT
MW
Emeline Woodruff
1863–1915
Birth Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
EW
James Woodruff
1847–1927
Birth Location: Florence Winterquarters, Nebraska
JW
Mary Woodruff
1867–1903
Birth Location: New York
MW
Asahel Woodruff
1863–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
AW
Winnifred Woodruff
1876–1954
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
WW
Clara Woodruff
1868–1927
Birth Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
CW
Owen Woodruff
1873–
Birth Location: Utah Territory
OW

Wilford Woodruff's Ancestors

Self
Wilford Woodruff
1807–1898
Birth Place: Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Aphek Woodruff
1778–1861
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Beulah Thompson
1782–1808
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Eldad Woodruff
1749–1806
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Dinah Woodford
1754–1824
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonah Woodruff
1706–1789
Sarah Woodford
1714–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Woodruff
1679–1732
Hannah Clark
1680–1708

Wilford Woodruff's Descendants

1.
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Wilford Woodruff (1 March 1807–8 Sep 1898) m. Sarah Brown (1 January 1834–5 May 1909) m. Emma Smith (3 Mar 1838–4 Mar 1912) m. Phoebe (Whittemore) Carter (8 Mar 1807–10 November 1885) m. Mary (Ann) Jackson (18 Feb 1818–25 Oct 1894) m. Sarah (Delight) Stocking (1838–)
  1. 1. Newton Woodruff 1863–1960 m. Elizabeth (Susan) Weekes 1865–1937 m. Catherine (Amelia) Partington 1863–1937
    1. 1. Wilford (Weeks) Woodruff 1910–1993 m. Afton Low 1917–1996
      1. 1. Carol Woodruff 1938–1986
    2. 2. Phebe (B) Woodruff 1908–2000 m. Eldon (Glover) Johnson 1906–1994
      1. 1. Keran (Keith) Johnson 1936–2013
    3. 3. Angus (Quayle) Woodruff 1902–
    4. 4. Newton Woodruff 1886–1972 m. Hanna Funk 1886–
    5. 5. Sarah Woodruff 1897–
    6. 6. Oliver (Charles) Woodruff 1900–1987
    7. 7. Katie Woodruff 1888–
    8. 8. Leo Woodruff 1891–
    9. 9. Eunice Woodruff 1892–
    10. 10. Melvin (David) Woodruff 1895–1966
  2. 2. Mary (Alice) Woodruff 1879–1916 m. William Mcewan 1871–1945
  3. 3. Emeline Woodruff 1863–1915
  4. 4. James (Jackson) Woodruff 1847–1927
  5. 5. Mary Woodruff 1867–1903
  6. 6. Asahel (Hart) Woodruff 1863–
  7. 7. Winnifred (Blanche) Woodruff 1876–1954 m. Joseph (John) Daynes 1873–1963
  8. 8. Clara (Martisha) Woodruff 1868–1927
  9. 9. Owen Woodruff 1873–

Wilford Woodruff's Timeline

11 Records

1807
1 March 1807
Birth of Wilford Woodruff in Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1840
1840
Age 33
Wilford Woodruff resided here in Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA
Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA
1850
1850
Age 43
Wilford Woodruff resided here in Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1853
1853
Age 46
Wilford Woodruff was married in UT
UT
1856
1856
Age 49
Wilford Woodruff resided here in 14th Ward Gsl City, Salt Lake County, UT
14th Ward Gsl City, Salt Lake County, UT
1857
1857
Age 50
Wilford Woodruff was married in UT
UT
1860
1860
Age 53
Wilford Woodruff resided here in Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
1870
1870
Age 63
Wilford Woodruff resided here in Salt Lake City Ward 14, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Salt Lake City Ward 14, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 73
Wilford Woodruff resided here in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
1898
2 September 1898
Age 91
Death of Wilford Woodruff in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
1898
8 Sep 1898
Age 91
Burial of Wilford Woodruff in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1807
    Event Place: Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 266
    [2] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1807; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT
    [4] LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856
    [5] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [6] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [7] Sons of Utah Pioneers Membership Applications
    [8] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [9] Family Data Collection - Births
    [10] Sons of Utah Pioneers - Card Index, 1847-1850
    [11] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmers, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 230D; Enumeration District: 054
    [12] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 81D; Enumeration District: 045
    [13] Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; Series: 21866
    [14] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 14, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 657A; Image: 363799; Family History Library Film: 553110
    [15] Millennium File
    [16] New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists
    [17] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 213; Family History Library Film: 805313
    [18] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
    [19] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8163.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [20] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8128.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [21] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2999.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [22] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8143.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [23] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2769.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [24] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8144.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [25] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3207.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [26] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8127.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [27] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3201.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [28] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8156.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [29] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 40A; Image: 83
    [30] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: UT
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8127.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: UT
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8156.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Township 67, Lee, Iowa Territory; Roll: 102; Page: 204; Image: 419; Family History Library Film: 0007790

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Apr 20, 1841
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Mar 7, 1846
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 40A; Image: 83

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: 14th Ward Gsl City, Salt Lake County, UT
    Record Source: Utah, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 14, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 213; Family History Library Film: 805313

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Ward 14, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 14, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 657A; Image: 363799; Family History Library Film: 553110

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmers, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 230D; Enumeration District: 054
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 81D; Enumeration District: 045

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: New York, Passenger and Immigration Lists

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah—1847; Fourteenth Ten; Privates

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, United States
    Record Source: Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; Series: 21866

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 September 1898
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 266
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [3] Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1807; Birth city: Farmington; Birth state: CT
    [5] LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856
    [6] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [7] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [8] Sons of Utah Pioneers Membership Applications
    [9] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [10] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [11] Sons of Utah Pioneers - Card Index, 1847-1850
    [12] Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; Series: 21866
    [13] Millennium File
    [14] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
    [15] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1898
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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