Jessie Bell Stirling

Brief Life History of Jessie Bell

When Jessie Bell Stirling was born on 26 September 1845, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Stirling, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Bell, was 27. She married John Pack on 16 January 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Taylorsville, Green Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 27 December 1925, in West Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Pack
1809–1885
Jessie Bell Stirling
1845–1925
Marriage: 16 January 1864
William Elmer Stirling Pack
1865–1866
David Thomas Pack
1868–1925
Elizabeth Janett Pack
1870–1940
Hyrum Osmer Pack
1872–1949
Roy Greenleaf Pack
1875–1955
Gerald Fitzgerald Pack
1878–1952
Jessie Belle Pack
1882–1905

Sources (41)

  • Jessie Pack, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jessie Pack, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Jessie Bell Stirling Pack, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated

On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire): habitational name from Stirling (Stirlingshire), earlier Scots Strivilin (or similar), a name of uncertain etymology. It is recorded in the 12th century as Strevelin, and is perhaps from a river name. This surname is also common in northern Ireland (Antrim and Derry).

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

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Story Highlight

Jessie Bell Stirling Pack Written by Wanda Pack Clayton for D.U.P., January 1958

Yes, I remember Grandma Pack. She was a small woman, with the loveliest blue eyes I have ever seen—eyes always sparkling with good humor and friendliness. Those little black pioneer bonnets, with …

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