Esther Mabey

Female4 July 1850–22 May 1930

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Mabey was born on 4 July 1850, in Dorset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Mabey, was 37 and her mother, Esther Chalker, was 37. She married Perrigrine Sessions on 23 November 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Powerstock, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Bountiful Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 22 May 1930, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perrigrine Sessions
1814–1893
Esther Mabey
1850–1930
Marriage: 23 November 1868
Thomas Mabey Sessions
1870–1955
David Albert Sessions
1872–1892
Jane Maria Sessions
1874–1875
Presley T Sessions
1876–1876
Parley Pratt Sessions
1877–1915
Susan Geneva Sessions
1879–1962
Ezra Sessions
1881–1966
Linnie Sessions
1885–1928
Walter Sessions
1887–1889
Alvin Sessions
1890–1971

Sources (54)

  • Ester Sessions, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Esther M Sessines, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Esther Mabey in entry for Linnie Sessions Hepworth, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 November 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1854 · St. George's Hall

    Age 4

    In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.

    1854 · The Crimean War

    Age 4

    The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 22

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    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.

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    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. …

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