Lorena Utley

Brief Life History of Lorena

When Lorena Utley was born on 10 November 1818, in Landgrove, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, William H Utley, was 21 and her mother, Mahala Wiley, was 20. She married Alexander Pope Stebbins on 3 September 1835, in Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Dover Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1850. She died on 12 November 1889, in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Dover Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Pope Stebbins
1811–1895
Lorena Utley
1818–1889
Marriage: 3 September 1835
Harriet H. Stebbins
1836–1865
Caroline May Stebbins
1838–1923
Delia A. Stebbins
1840–
Marilla Lorena Stebbins
1842–1906
Seraphina M. Stebbins
1844–1847
Emma Jane Stebbins
1846–1935
Lillian Louise Stebbins
1855–1929
William Alexander Stebbins
1857–1940

Sources (13)

  • Sorena Stebbins in household of Alexander Stebbins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Lorena Utley, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Lorena Utley Stebbins, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed

The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery. 

1837

Michigan is the 26th state.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Utley in Keighley (Yorkshire), from the Old English personal name Utta + Old English lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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