Benjamin Boyce was one of the men that was taken by a mob to Missouri and whipped with hickory writhes until nearly dead, from the effects of which he never entrily recovered and which caused his death some months later. Susannah and Benjamin had 4 children at this time. John was about four years old. This left Susannah without any one of her own to look after her. A little girl was born some months after - Susan. The first child, Alma, was drowned when about three years of age.
Ira Hinkley one of Susannah's nephews a boy about 17 yrs old, hearing of his aunts condition came back from W.Q. [Winter Quarters] and drove their team to W. Q. This kindness she fully appreciated.
In 1847 at Florence, Douglas, Nebraska she married Hugh Day. They had six children together, three died in infancy.
Benjamin Boyce was one of the men that was taken by a mob to Missouri and whipped with hickory writhes until nearly dead, from the effects of which he never entrily recovered and which caused his death some months later. Susannah and Benjamin had 4 children at this time. John was about four years old. This left Susannah without any one of her own to look after her. A little girl was born some months after - Susan. The first child, Alma, was drowned when about three years of age.
Ira Hinkley one of Susannah's nephews a boy about 17 yrs old, hearing of his aunts condition came back from W.Q. [Winter Quarters] and drove their team to W. Q. This kindness she fully appreciated.
In 1847 at Florence, Douglas, Nebraska she married Hugh Day. They had six children together, three died in infancy.
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