170 years ago today - 1 January 1845, Wednesday

[William Clayton ] ``I have a good prospect of adding another crown [wife] to my family,'' he could say as he looked forward to 1845.

Wednesday 1st ... Reflections

... I was admitted a member of the first quorum and a member of the council of fifty. I have received two companions, received two children and buried one.

[Source: Fillerup, Robert C., compiler; William Clayton Nauvoo Diaries and Personal Writings, A chronological compilation of the personal writings of William Clayton while he was a resident of Nauvoo, Illinois. http://www.boap.org/LDS/Early-Saints/clayton-diaries]

1 comment:

  1. The other crown [4th polygamous wife] was 16 year old Diantha Farr on Jan.9,1845.

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