Show AN AM AGED SISTER GONE patty sessions ions died on oa D c 14 ninety seven old built an academy leaves a posterity pos crity of our aged 0 find veteran sister patty pally sessions departed this life on wednesday dee dec 1892 at 6 SO 30 a ui in of old ago age being 97 years 10 mouths old she was born at bethel oxford co maine feb ath 1795 was married to david sessions 1812 and settled in newry a forest in maine made an extensive farm and was the mother of eight children six of whom she survived was a member of the methodist church and a respected member joined tho the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in the summer of 1831 meeting with great opposition in 1836 sold out and started for missouri Misso irl a joinery of 2000 miles with horse teams camping by the way arrived at far west mo nov 1836 purchased a farm for 1200 made many improvements and 38 the mob drove her from nil all she possessed leaving bushels of corn forty hogs and farming ute usi and furniture for which she never received a cent this beida bein in the depth of winter arrived on the miss river with about of the saints staid here fourteen days with nothing to eat but parched corn the ice running so that the river was impassible crossed tp quine T ill 1 n oi s 11 here ere the prophet W jos smith overtook us from liberty there commenced to build and make a home assisted in building ibe he temple and was a faithful member of the relief society in 1844 jos joe and hyrum smith were murdered and another blood mob was on the people and in feb 46 was obliged leave nauvoo with prest young and a large company of saints had to leave all their earthly possessions to seek eek a home in the western wilds arrived at winter quarters an unsettled country staid dur ing the winter living in wagons ca and in an indan country following may started for the great american desert in her son P G sessions company without roads etc sister sessions drove her own team 1030 miles arriving in salt lake city sept 26 III 1847 here she again 0 commenced to build an d make home she raised the first fruit that was raised in salt lake city lived in the sixteenth ward twenty four years sold her property to the U P R ry y ca company and moved to bountiful in 1872 hero here she built a fine brick bouse also a school house known as tile the patty sessions academy and furnished all the means necessary for its main tai nance since 1885 for her posterity and the pool pooi has assisted liberally in building four temples and did much to send the gospel I 1 to the nation of the earth and to gather the poor has been a strict observer of the word of wisdom not having drink drank tea or coffee for over forty years lived to see four generations has left two sons SOLIS thirty three children chir dren great grand grad chi children adren I 1 great grand children hit thirty two great total po posterity lived a true and nd faithful la latter ater d ny ay saint to the causo cause she had bad es s p bused ever dili diligent crent anil and persevering lie r ic toul and abdull all she possessed bei ng devotee devoted to the church cli aud and the wf far fare cof of man mauk klud iud go going ing to lei her 1 gra ve ripe in years loved and respect ed by all isho iho knew her |