Cassandra Debenham

7 September 1892–23 December 1980 (Age 88)
Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Cassandra

When Cassandra Debenham was born on 7 September 1892, in 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 "Frank" Bailey on 5 October 1921, in Salt Lake Temple, 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 East Millcreek, 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 "Frank" Bailey
1892–1993
Cassandra Debenham
1892–1980
Marriage: 5 October 1921
Frank Donald Bailey
1922–2014
Barbara Carolyn Bailey
1924–2005
Annette Bailey
1926–2016
Cassandra Margene Bailey
1928–2009
George Ralph Bailey
1930–2007
Rex Devon Bailey
1933–2014

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 October 1921Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 4
    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
    Age 4
    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
    Age 23
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Dedman
    Debnam

    Story Highlight

    Harold Larter Debenham Story

    The Harold Larter Debenham Story By his son Harold James Debenham I love and honor my father’s name Harold Larter Debenham ♦ for his unwavering diligence as he served his country during WWI, fo …

    Sources (38)

    • Cassander A Debenham in household of Hyrum James Debenham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Cassander Debenham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Cassandra Debenham Bailey in entry for Frank D Bailey, "Utah, World War II Index to Army Veterans of Utah, 1939-1945"

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