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ABRAHAM DANIEL WASHBURN Lynda Curtis P. 0. Box 226 Monroe, Utah HONORABLE MENTION SHORT STORY My great-great grandfather, Abraham Daniel Washburn, son of Daniel and Ann Wright Washburn, was born 17 March 1805 at Nine Partners, New York. He was the oldest of four children. His father died when he was nine. Because of his mother' s ill health, Abraham was responsible for helping with the younger children, the home, farm, and learning a trade. his first wi f e, Tatnar. teaching the gospel. Grandpa said it was like a light in the darkness. After Abraham joined the church, he was a good friend with Orson and Parley Pratt. He was also a close friend of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He moved his family to Nauvoo, Illinois. While there, he was ordained a seventy by Hyrum Smith. He was a member of the school of the Prophets and of the Nauvoo Legion. Nauvoo in the home of John Smith, the prophet' s uncle. She was born 21 August 1820 to Josh and Lorena Williams Gleason at Tolland, Massachusetts. She was baptized into the church 18 April 183 4. She was set apart as being the second woman holding this position in the church (Emma Smith was the first). She was set apart by the Prophet Joseph Smith. Grand.ma was married to Benjamin Johnson as his second wife in the Nauvoo Temple. When the Mormons were driven from Nauvoo, they crossed the river and established Winter Quarters in 92 |
