John Dennie Baldwin

JOHN DENNIE5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3

John Dennie Baldwin, son of Benjamin Baldwin and Lydia Peters, was b. in Bradfort, Ct., June 8,1785; he m. ABIGAILL BARRON, dau. of Joshua Barron, of Bradford. At one time in his life, he became deplorably intemperate. He is said to have been thoroughly reformed in a remarkable way. In the night, he was awakened by a knocking at his bedroom door, and heard or thought he heard an unearthly voice say: "Leave off drinking whisky." He replied: "I will if you will take away my appetite." A solemn pause, and then: "John, quit entirely the use of tobacco." His reply was the same as before. Strange to say, his appetite from that time ceased. They were then residing in the West, and had embraced the MORMON religion. While preparing to remove to Nauvoo, they d. at Racine, Wisconsin.

Children were: John, Julia, and Lydia.

• The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881 (1881)

Author: Baldwin, C. C. (Charles Candee), 1834-1895

Subject: Baldwin family

Publisher: Cleveland, O, [Leader printing company]

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