Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin is one of the eminent spirits who appeared to President Wilford Woodruff in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877. This interesting story is detailed in the Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff wiki. Myths, Rumors and Historical Revisionism Jefferson remarked in a letter to Jonathan Williams in 1796, that he had seen with “extreme…
Thomas Nelson
Associated Locations:- Yorktown, Virginia
- December 26, 1738 – Born
George Clymer
Associated Locations:- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Birthplace
- March 16, 1739 – Born
Dorothy (Dolley) Madison
Associated Locations:- Guilford County, Province of North Carolina
- May 20, 1768 – Born
- September 15, 1794 – Dolley Payne Todd and James Madison married
Declaration of Independence
Associated Locations: Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Associated Dates: July 4, 1776 – Ratified “The Declaration of Independence . . . is much more than a political document. It constitutes a spiritual manifesto—revelation, if you will—declaring not for this nation only, but for all nations, the source of man’s rights. Nephi, a Book of Mormon prophet,…William Paca
Associated Locations:- Hartford County, Maryland – Birthplace
- October 31, 1740 – Born
Eminent Spirits Appear to Wilford Woodruff
In 1877, the Founding Fathers of the United States and other eminent men and women appeared in vision to Wilford Woodruff, president of the St. George Temple, for the purpose of completing their temple work. President Woodruff, assisted by others, immediately went forth and had the ordinances performed for these men and women. A listing…
James Monroe
“James Monroe was the fifth president. He had been a soldier in Washington’s continental army, having joined when eighteen years old. He became a captain and was appointed an aide to General Lafayette. Washington spoke of him as a brave, active, and sensible officer. He was a pupil and protege of Jefferson in the law.…
Abigail Adams
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| Born | November 11, 1744 Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | October 28, 1818 (aged 73) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| Spouse | John Adams |
| Children | Abigail “Nabby” John Quincy Susanna Charles Thomas Elizabeth (stillborn) |
| Father | Reverend William Smith |
| Mother | Elizabeth Quincy |