Cassandra Debenham

Brief Life History of Cassandra

When Cassandra Debenham was born on 7 September 1892, in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Hyrum James Debenham, was 31 and her mother, Barbara Jane Wright, was 26. She married Waldmar Francis Bailey on 5 October 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 23 December 1980, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Waldmar Francis Bailey
1892–1993
Cassandra Debenham
1892–1980
Marriage: 5 October 1921
Frank Donald Bailey
1922–2014
Barbara Carolyn Bailey
1924–2005
Annette Bailey-Ingersoll
1926–2016
Margene Cassandra Bailey
1928–2009
George Ralph Bailey
1930–2007
Rex Devon Bailey
1933–2014

Sources (68)

  • Cassandra Bailey, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Cassandra Debenham Bailey, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Cassander Debenham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1896 · Utah Becomes a State

After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.

1915 · Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is a park that contains over 800 paleontological sites and fossils. It was declared a National Monument on October 4, 1915.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Debenham in Suffolk, named in Old English with the river name Deope ‘the deep one’ + ham ‘settlement or village’. Compare Debnam and Dedman .

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

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