Thomas Mabey

15 October 1812–8 March 1863 (Age 50)
Dorset, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Mabey was born on 15 October 1812, in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Mabey, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Ackerman, was 31. He married Esther Chalker on 7 June 1837, in Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Loscombe, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861. In 1841, at the age of 50, his occupation is listed as thatcher (roofing and grain harvesting) in Cattistock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. He died on 8 March 1863, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Mabey
1812–1863
Esther Chalker
1813–1889
Marriage: 7 June 1837
Maria Mabey
1838–1916
Jane Mabey
1841–1908
Albert Mabey
1843–1912
Joseph Thomas Mabey
1845–1931
Esther Mabey
1850–1930
John James Mabey
1857–1904

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 June 1837Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1815
    Age 3
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
    Age 3
    In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
    Age 15
    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    Name Meaning

    English: from an unrecorded Middle English female personal name Maby, a short form of Mabile, Mabily, popular versions of the female personal name Amabel (see Mable ).Variant of Mabie 1 and Maybee 1.History: Many of the American bearers of the surname Mabey are descendants of Pieter Casparszen van Naerden from the Netherlands (see Mabie ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Mable

    Story Highlight

    Visiting the Mabey Homeland of Mapperton and Mythe

    The 1861 Census for England Dorset Powerstock/Loscombe shows that those who stayed the night in the Loscombe cottage the evening of April 7, 1861, were Thomas Mabey, 48, Thatcher; Esther, 47, Ag. Lab. …

    Sources (80)

    • Thomas Maby, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
    • Thos Maybe in entry for John James Maybe, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Thomas Maby, "England and Wales Census, 1851"

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