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148 HISTORY OF Ira and Elihu. Little is known of her^ further tlian that she faithfully shared the toils and privations of her husband, and such burdens as would necessarily fall upon the mother of a large family under such circumstances, and who succeeded in giving such a direction to the minds of her children as to render them an honour to their parents, an ornament to society, and a blessing to the world. The fruits of her labors alone are conclusive evidence that she must have been at least, in character and life, a devoted and christian mother, whose works still rise up to call her blessed/^ A few incidents in her life have been preserved. After the removal of the family to their home upon the Ouleout, it was about six months before she again saw the face of a white woman. At that time a family was moving past, and she went out to see them, so as to again see a white woman." She used often to relate the circumstance in after years. Previous mention has been made of the visit and business of Judge W. to New York. Whether this was the first year after he came, is uncertain ; but it was very soon, as he found it very difficult for him to leave, as he had no one to do any thing in his absence but his son Sluman, then quite a small boy. He however made the best provision for his family that he could, and left for Now York, expecting to be gone but a short time : this was in December. While there he took the small-pox, and did not recover from it and complete his busi- ness, so as to return to his family, until about the first of May following. About the year 1800, Judge W. sold his farm to Aaron Dewey, Esq., of Westfield, Mass., with the view of going west," and removed his family some two miles above Unadilla, until prepared to go. While there, Mrs. W. took the small- pox, as did all of her family except her husband. She and her son. Chandler, died with it in 1802. Her age was 52. To prevent contagion, she was buried at night in a lone place