Esther Dutcher

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Dutcher was born on 25 January 1811, in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Thomas Dutcher, was 23 and her mother, Betsey Hurlbut, was 24. She married Albert Smith on 11 May 1826, in Boylston, Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 17 September 1856, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Smith
1804–1892
Esther Dutcher
1811–1856
Marriage: 11 May 1826
Azariah Smith
1828–1912
Emily Hatch Smith
1832–1900
Candace Smith
1833–1867
Joseph Albert Smith
1844–1926
Esther Smith
1849–1933

Sources (33)

  • Esther Smith in household of Albert Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Esther Smith, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Esther Dutch?, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Dutch Duyster or Duijster, a nickname from Middle Dutch duuster, duister ‘gloomy’, also ‘stupid’, or of Duitscher ‘German’, a cognate of 2 below.

Americanized form of German Deutscher ‘German’.

History: Many, if not the majority, of the Dutchers trace their origin to Willem Janszen de Duijster (Duyster) or De Duitscher (De Duytscher), born 1601 in the Netherlands, died 1674 in New York, NY, and his two sons, Jan and Roelof. The original name their family (Willem's father) used back in the Netherlands, was reportedly Van Heerden.

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

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What We Pased Through: Azariah Smith, Utah Pioneer

Manti, May 11, 1897 To the Editor: I have been reading, with interest, a great deal concerning the grand Jubilee, to be held at Salt Lake City in July next, and the pains taken to prepare for the sa …

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