David Sessions

Brief Life History of David

When David Sessions was born on 4 April 1790, in Fairlee, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, David Sessions, was 40 and his mother, Rachel Stevens, was 22. He married Patty Bartlett on 28 June 1812, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Andover West Surplus Township, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1830 and Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840. He died on 11 August 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Sessions
1790–1850
Patty Bartlett
1795–1892
Marriage: 28 June 1812
Perrigrine Sessions
1814–1893
Sylvanus Sessions
1816–1832
Sylvia Porter Sessions
1818–1882
Anna B Sessions
1820–1823
David Sessions
1823–1896
Anna B Sessions
1825–1832
Bartlett Sessions
1827–1828
Amanda D Sessions
1837–1841
Athelson Sessions
1841–1842

Sources (38)

  • David Sessions, Andover West Surplus, Oxford, Maine, "United States Census, 1830"
  • David Sessions, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • David Sessions, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1804

Historical Boundaries: 1804: York, Massachusetts, United States 1805: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire): of Norman origin, a habitational name from Soissons (Aisne, northern France), named for the Gaulish tribe who once inhabited the area, and whose name is recorded in Latin documents in the form Suessiones, of uncertain derivation.

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

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Story Highlight

Early Life in the Valley Patty and David Contributed by Larry Saunders

Patty Sessions Diary: Now we see Patty weighing her seed, which consisted of quantities of wheat, corn, and peas. She must have cherished these stores all along the way, for nothing was more preciou …

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