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1834
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21 Jan Joseph LeFurna came from West Troy with his son Joseph and daughter
Angelina and were sent to NF.
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28 Jan David Osborn died.
10 Mar "ChesterBickford and LeviSherman informed us this morning that they
had made up their minds to go off and we are willing that they should
go and very glad that they were ready to separate themselves from
those who are laboring to keep the way of God. Accordingly their
clothes were packed up and they went toSchenectady . "

16 Mar "This morning our garden shop was found broken open and several inside
locks opened, and how many seeds were stolen we do not know. We
suspected; as it afterwards proved, that Chester Bickford and Myron
Taylor were guilty of the burglary."

2 Apr The brethren raised the garden barn.

11 Apr I/
Abrahamkeamer died at the SF. He had come out from Albany last week
to visit his wife and children who were there.

12 June Hog house raised.

18 July Nehemiah White died in Troy and his dieing request was to be buried
in the Shaker graveyard "and as he had a number of children in this
Society, ft seemed reasonable to comply with his request."

1 Nov Anna Simpson died. AJ- ^ -?

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1835

1 Mar Rachel"tyon died.
At 6 p.m. had a general meeting, which was to be held at the same
time in every Society and family of Believers. Sang the appointed
hymns "Mother" and "The Precious Way of God" and others, ministry
elders all spoke and also a number of brethren and sisters.

2 Apr Perry Vrounghans left this morning "to go and enjoy the pleasures
of the world and the flesh and his property."

4 Apr Cathar ine^ Younghans has taken her departure from the SF in the pursuit
of carnal pleasures after the example of Perry,her half brother.
21 Apr Harvey Copley has decided to go to the world and "he started off n
pursuit of pleasure but has carried no good with him. His fancied
pleasures will finally all end in pain and sorrow of soul."
9 May Decide to move Mother Ann's body - now buried "on our North farm
ca I ledthe Hocknel I place."
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11 May Doing digging were Elder Ebenezer Bishop, Brother Rufus Bishop, Elder
Brother David^Mi Iler, Brother Freegift Wei!s, Elder Brother David