Arbre généalogique Eric Esterhuizen » Sarah (Dr.) WOODING (1797-1867)

Données personnelles Sarah (Dr.) WOODING 

• Elle est née le 13 août 1797 dans Emberton, Buckinghamshire, U.K.
• Elle est décédée le 16 novembre 1867 dans Salt Lake City, Verenigde Staten, elle avait 70 ans.
• Elle est enterrée dans Brigham City Box Elder, Utah, Verenigde Staten.
• Un enfant de James (Lord) WOODING et Mary DAINTON
• Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 6 mars 2010.

Famille de Sarah (Dr.) WOODING

Elle est mariée à Daniel William SMITH.

Ils se sont mariés le 10 juillet 1815, elle avait 17 ans.

Notes par Sarah (Dr.) WOODING

Daniel Smith was 22 years of age when he married Sarah Wooding in the Emberton Parish Church, in Buckinghamshire on 10 July 1815. We assume he was a door mat maker. At any rate, he gives that as his occupation in 1848 at the birth and death of his son, Jabez. Sarah Wooding lacked a month of being 18 years of age when they were married.
Sarah Wooding was the third child of the seven known children of Lord James Wooding (Woodin, Woodding) and Mary Dainton. All were born at Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England. They were: John, christened 10 April 1791; William, christened lo Mar 1794; Sarah, born 13 August 1797 (and christened 3 September 1797); James, christened 3 January 1802; Samuel, christened 4 October 1807; Mark, born about 1809; and Nancy, born about 1811. (See Family Group Sheet.)
In 1841, she and her husband, Daniel, were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ by Lorenzo Snow who had taught them the Gospel. Like countless other converts, the desire of their hearts was to join the SaInts in America, and early in January 1843, Daniel and Sarah journeyed to Liverpool where on January 16 they boarded the ship «u»Swanton «/u» and set sail for New Orleans under the direction of Lorenzo Snow. According to the shipping list, among the 212 saints on board the ship were: Daniel Smith (48), his wife, Sarah (45), their daughter Jane (13), their daughter Mary Ann (7) their son, John, (4) their son, Samuel Smith (25), Samuel's wife, Mary Ann Line . Smith (30), and Samuel's infant daughter, Mary Ann (1/2). In CHURCH EMIGRATION on pages 446-7, there is a short description of their Voyage.
"Nineteenth Company--Swanton 212 souls. On Monday, January 16th, 1843, the first British emigrant company of the season sailed from Liverpool; Captain Davenport, with two hundred and twelve Saints on board, bound for Nauvoo via New Orleans, under the direction of Elder Lorenzo Snow.
"During the first four weeks of the Voyage, continued head winds prevented the ship from progressing Very fast, but on the seventeenth of February the wind became fair, and continued so during the remainder of the Voyage. A few days after leaving Liverpool, the company was more fully organized by the appointment of Elders M. Auley and Robert Reed to act as counselors to Lorenzo snow. The emigrants were also divided into two grand divisions, and twelve officers appointed to attend to the comfort and cleanliness of the Saints. At six o-clock every morning the bell sounded for all to arise, prayer meetings were held every night at seven o'clock; there was preaching every Tuesday and Thursday nights and twice on Sundays. Peace and health prevailed among the people, though some were disposed to murmer a little. Much of the power of God was manifested in the restoration of the sick my anointing with oil, and through the prayer of faith."
The following is from the Biography of Lorenzo Snow, written by his sister, Eliza R. Snow, (page 65) :
"The commander of the ship, Swanton, Captain Davenport, and officers of the crew, were kind and courteous, which contributed much to ameliorate the discomfort incident to life on the ocean. The steward, a German by birth, was a young man, very affable in manner, and gentlemanly in deportment--a general favorite and highly respected by all. During the latter part of the voyage he took sick, and continued growing worse and worse, until death seemed inevitable. All means proved unavailing, and the captain, by whom he was much beloved gave up all hope of his recovery, and requested the officers and crew to go in one by one, and take a farewell look of their dying friend, which they did silently and solemnly as he lay unconscious and almost breathless on his dying couch.
"Immediately after this sad ceremony closed, one of our sisters by the name of Martin, without my brother's knowledge, went to the captain and requested him to allow my brother to lay hands on the steward, according to our faith and practice under such circumstances, saying that she believed that the steward would be restored. The captain shook his head, and told her that the steward was now breathing his last, and it would be useless to trouble Mr. Snow. But Sister Martin was not to be defeated; she not only importuned, but earnestly declared her faith in the result of the proposed administration, and he finally yielded and gave consent."
"As soon as the foregoing circumstance was communicated to my brother, he started toward the cabin where the steward lay, and in passing through the door met the captain who was in tears.
"He said, 'Mr. Snow, it is too late; he is expiring; he is breathing his last!'" "My brother made no reply, but took a seat beside the dying man. After devoting a few moments to secret prayer, he laid his hands on the head of the young man, prayed, and in the name of Jesus Christ, rebuked the disease and commanded him to be made whole. Very soon after, to the joy and astonishment of all, he was seen walking the deck, praising and glorifying God for his restoration. The officers and sailors acknowledged the miraculous power of God, and on landing at New Orleans, several of them were baptized, also the first mate, February 26th, 1843."
The Swanton docked in New Orleans On March 16, 1843, and Daniel and Sarah Wooding Smith and their children and infant granddaughter left the ship they had called home for the past two months and boarded the Amaranth to make the nearly 1,000 mile journey up the Mississippi River to Nauvoo. Arriving in St. Louis on 29 March 1843, they found that the Mississippi River still had too much ice for the riverboat to navigate its full length.
However, in a few days the ice broke up, and the Amaranth completed its journey to Nauvoo. The Saints arrival coincided with the last day of a special conference of Elders which had convened on April 10 and continued to April 12, the day of the Saints arrival. The Prophet Joseph Smith presided over the Conference, and in the History of the church, Volume 5, Page 353 we read his comments about their arrival:
"Before the elders' conference closed, the steamer Amaranth appeared in sight of the Temple, coming up the river, and about noon landed her passengers at the wharf opposite the old post office building, consisting of about two hundred and forty Saints from England, under the charge of Elder Lorenzo Snow, who left Liverpool last January, after 'a mission of nearly three years. With a large company of the brethren and sisters I was present to greet the arrival of our friends, and gave notice to the new-comers to meet at the Temple tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, to hear instructions."
We can only imagine how thrilled Daniel and Sarah Smith and their family must have been to be greeted by the Prophet Joseph Smith, himself. No doubt they were in attendance at the Temple the next morning at ten o'clock to hear the Prophet's instructions. At this meeting the choir sung a hymn, a prayer Was given by Elder Heber C. Kimball, and then the Prophet addressed them. A synopsis of the Prophet's address as Written by Willard Richards is found in the History of the Church, Vol. 5, pages 354-357. T, instructions are fascinating to read and gives us--descendants of Daniel and Sarah Wooding Smith--a greater understanding and appreciation of the hardships facing these valiant converts upon their arrival in Nauvoo.
We know Daniel owned and paid taxes on property there and that he was ordained as a High Priest, but little else is known of Daniel and Sarah's life in Nauvoo. Persecution of the saints became rampant, and their son, Samuel, a Captain in the Nauvoo Legion, was sent to Evans settlement about four miles south of Nauvoo to guard the people there against the mob.
Tension and conflicts escalated, and on June 27, 1844 their beloved Prophet and his brother, Hyrum, were murdered in the Carthage jail. We can only imagine their sense of loss and their grief.
On 5 August 1845 Daniel and Sarah and their son, Samuel, had their Patriarchal Blessing given them by Patriarch John Smith. (#987-988-989, Vol. 9, Pages 332 and 333). Exactly one month and five days later, (10 September 1845) Daniel died either in or on the outskirts of Nauvoo.
At age 48, Sarah Was not only a widow, but death had claimed eight of her eleven Children, two of which- Mary Ann (10) and John Wooding (8)--had died Within days of their father. Six of her other children---Ann, James William, William, Mary Ann b. 1833, Daniel, and Jabez--had died in England as children.
Only three of her eleven children remained--George (Who Was still in England), Samuel, and Jane Louisa.
In June 1848, Sarah accompanied her daughter, Jane Louisa Smith Turpin, and her son-in-law, Jesse Turpin, across the plains in the second Company of Brigham Young, arriving in Salt Lake City on 20 September 1848.
Sarah Wooding appears to have been competent in nursing; and reportedly, trained her son, Samuel, to set bones, to make and prepare medicine, to care for the dead, and taught him the laws of sanitation. '
Her daughter-in-law, Frances Ann Ingraham Smith (Samuel Smith's Wife) said, "Mother Smith was noted for her ability and understanding of the proper methods to be used in sanitation and the prevention of contagious diseases being transferred throughout the community. She had the much cherished ability to care for and understand the ill, the depressed, and to sympathize with those called to mourn the loss of a loved one.
"She will always be remembered by the people in the salt Lake City community in her time for her charity toward the poor, the homeless, and the weary as they pioneered their way into this Rocky Mountain retreat. It was at her home that the Ingraham orphans, Richard, Sarah Jane, and Frances Ann found shelter, food and love." (Later Sarah Jane and Frances Ann became her daughters in-law when they married Sarah's son, Samuel.)
Amy Empey relates that her Aunt Beatrice Smith Larson once remarked that she had heard it said, "Grandmother Sarah Smith was the world's worst cook, being inclined to make everything so that it ended up in the form of a stew."
Amy wrote that this was believable since they had very little food and her house was the home for the needy "where the floors such as they were, became the beds for many" and stew would be the item of food always on the stove and ready to eat.
In spite of the many tragedies of her life, Sarah Wooding Smith was said to have had an exceptionally good-humored disposition, a remarkable memory for jokes to fit every occasion, always finishing them with a good and proper standard.
She died on 26 November 1865 at the age of 68 and was buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In order to clarify what future genealogists may think is an error in Sarah Wooding Smith's records, I might mention that her daughter Jane Louisa and Jesse Turpin were sealed by Brigham Young at his home on 8 January 1850. At the same time, Sarah was sealed to her deceased husband, Daniel Smith. Then, though it seems strange to us in this day, Sarah Wooding Smith and Jesse Turpin, her son-in-law, were married for time. This was a marriage in name only; and, although we don't know just why this was done, apparently there were several instances when this occurred. Sarah always lived with her daughter, Jane, and her husband.
In her notes on Sarah Wooding Smith, Amy Empey included these two poems which she felt exemplified the principles that guided Sarah throughout her life.
CHARITY
"I would be a friend to the friendless and
find joy in ministering to the needs of the poor
I would live with the people and help to solve their problems,
that this earth life would be a happy experience.
I would visit the sick and afflicted and inspire in them
a desire for faith and be healed.
I would avoid the publicity of high positions and
discourage the flattery of thoughtless friends. "
OUR PIONEERS
The heart grows warm with sympathy,
The vision dim with tears,
When contemplation brings to view
Those noble pioneers.
How 'neath the tyrant's cad they bowed
One common cause to share;
On every lip a note of praise,
In every heart a prayer.
A thousand trackless miles they came,
Those dauntless pioneers,
While thirsty deserts drank their blood
Co-mingled with their tears.
For hatred and a nation's scorn
They gave back, unredressed,
A garden in the wilderness,
An empire in the West."
Sarah Wooding Smith died at the age of 68 years on 26 November 1865 and was buried in Salt Lake City, Utah. However, as written in Amy Empey's notes, "she is as alive today in the world beyond the veil as she ever was in her greatest surge of activity here upon the earth."

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