Mary was born in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England on 6 January 1820. Her father’s name was Richard and her mother’s name was Ann. When she was five years old her father died, and when she was 12 years old she had to go to work to help her mother take care of their family. When she was 16 years old, two important things happened; she went to work as a lady’s maid and lived in her house, and she met a young man named Finity Daybell who would later become her husband. Mary lived with that lady for five years until the lady died. By then Mary was 21 years old, and she got married to Finity on 9 February 1841.
In 1844 some Mormon missionaries came to their town and taught them the gospel of Jesus Christ. Finity accepted it right away, but it took Mary longer. She had been told that they should go to America and be with the Saints, but Mary was afraid to travel in a ship across the ocean. After they were baptized her fear went away, and when the time came that they could go she was not afraid anymore.
Finity worked hard to take care of his family, and in 1848 he splintered a bone in his shoulder. During the time that he could not do any work, they became so poor they did not have a place to live or food to eat. They went to the poor house, but their family could not stay in the same rooms together. They had a little boy who was only four years old, and he was taken away from his parents. He cried and cried most of the time, and Mary could hear him from where she was staying. Finally Mary told Finity she would rather starve than live that way, so after three weeks they left. Mary washed clothes for other people to help earn money to feed her children.
Finally in May of 1864 they were able to cross the ocean for America with most of their children. They still did not have very much money, so they traveled in the hold, or the bottom, of the ship. One time there was a very bad storm and they had to be tied down for 24 hours to keep from being tossed all over the ship.
After they landed in New York, they made their way to Utah. They had to walk across the plains. They saw Indians along the way, but they were friendly to them so they Indians did not hurt them. They lived in Salt Lake for a few months, then decided to move to what was called the Provo Valley. Part of it was where the town of Charleston is in Wasatch County.
They arrived in Charleston on Christmas Eve of 1864. There was 12 inches of snow on the ground. The tiny, one-room log house of their friend was full of people when they arrived, so they had to make beds outside. There was a dugout close to the house, so Mary and Finity made beds in there for their children to sleep on. Mary and Finity slept in a wagon out in back of the cow shed. The beds were made with willow branches and covered with straw. They slept out there all winter, and some mornings they would wake with a few inches of fresh-fallen snow on them.
In the spring the other people moved out of that house, so Mary and her family lived there. They had a dirt floor, and Finity made her a broom out of sage brush limbs to sweep it with. They didn’t have very much food, but Mary used what they had to make bread and things to eat. They had a little bit of flour, and they could have milk and butter because there were two or three cows and a few sheep.
Mary received a Patriarchal Blessing in 1873. As we read it we learn that she had a refined spirit and a tender heart. She listened to promptings of the Spirit, and she loved the Lord. She learned how to govern her temper, and she had a good influence on other people. She had strong faith, and she was compassionate with other people. The Lord loved her and blessed her with great power for good.
Grandma Daybell, as Mary came to be called when she was older, was loved by many people. She had been a true pioneer. She died on 2 September 1899.
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Mary Draper was the daughter of Ann Green and Richard Draper.
She married Finity Daybell February 9, 1841 in Falkingham, England.
Finity and Mary (Draper) Daybell were both natives of Lincolnshire, England. Several children died while they were young in England. The parents and older children became converts to the teachings of the of the Mormon church, and in about 1864, the family, with their remaining children, emmigrated to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and coming direct to Utah, arriving in Charleston on December 24th, 1864, and this has been their home since.
The father engaged in farming and stock raising, in which he was very successful, and also took a prominent part in the work of the Church. His wife died September 5, 1899, and he died in October 25, 1897.
-History of Finity Price
In 1844 some Mormon missionaries came to their town and taught them the gospel of Jesus Christ. Finity accepted it right away, but it took Mary longer. She had been told that they should go to America and be with the Saints, but Mary was afraid to travel in a ship across the ocean. After they were baptized her fear went away, and when the time came that they could go she was not afraid anymore.
Finity worked hard to take care of his family, and in 1848 he splintered a bone in his shoulder. During the time that he could not do any work, they became so poor they did not have a place to live or food to eat. They went to the poor house, but their family could not stay in the same rooms together. They had a little boy who was only four years old, and he was taken away from his parents. He cried and cried most of the time, and Mary could hear him from where she was staying. Finally Mary told Finity she would rather starve than live that way, so after three weeks they left. Mary washed clothes for other people to help earn money to feed her children.
Finally in May of 1864 they were able to cross the ocean for America with most of their children. They still did not have very much money, so they traveled in the hold, or the bottom, of the ship. One time there was a very bad storm and they had to be tied down for 24 hours to keep from being tossed all over the ship.
After they landed in New York, they made their way to Utah. They had to walk across the plains. They saw Indians along the way, but they were friendly to them so they Indians did not hurt them. They lived in Salt Lake for a few months, then decided to move to what was called the Provo Valley. Part of it was where the town of Charleston is in Wasatch County.
They arrived in Charleston on Christmas Eve of 1864. There was 12 inches of snow on the ground. The tiny, one-room log house of their friend was full of people when they arrived, so they had to make beds outside. There was a dugout close to the house, so Mary and Finity made beds in there for their children to sleep on. Mary and Finity slept in a wagon out in back of the cow shed. The beds were made with willow branches and covered with straw. They slept out there all winter, and some mornings they would wake with a few inches of fresh-fallen snow on them.
In the spring the other people moved out of that house, so Mary and her family lived there. They had a dirt floor, and Finity made her a broom out of sage brush limbs to sweep it with. They didn’t have very much food, but Mary used what they had to make bread and things to eat. They had a little bit of flour, and they could have milk and butter because there were two or three cows and a few sheep.
Mary received a Patriarchal Blessing in 1873. As we read it we learn that she had a refined spirit and a tender heart. She listened to promptings of the Spirit, and she loved the Lord. She learned how to govern her temper, and she had a good influence on other people. She had strong faith, and she was compassionate with other people. The Lord loved her and blessed her with great power for good.
Grandma Daybell, as Mary came to be called when she was older, was loved by many people. She had been a true pioneer. She died on 2 September 1899.
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Mary Draper was the daughter of Ann Green and Richard Draper.
She married Finity Daybell February 9, 1841 in Falkingham, England.
Finity and Mary (Draper) Daybell were both natives of Lincolnshire, England. Several children died while they were young in England. The parents and older children became converts to the teachings of the of the Mormon church, and in about 1864, the family, with their remaining children, emmigrated to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and coming direct to Utah, arriving in Charleston on December 24th, 1864, and this has been their home since.
The father engaged in farming and stock raising, in which he was very successful, and also took a prominent part in the work of the Church. His wife died September 5, 1899, and he died in October 25, 1897.
-History of Finity Price
Mary was born in Aslackby, Lincolnshire, England on 6 January 1820. Her father’s name was Richard and her mother’s name was Ann. When she was five years old her father died, and when she was 12 years old she had to go to work to help her mother take care of their family. When she was 16 years old, two important things happened; she went to work as a lady’s maid and lived in her house, and she met a young man named Finity Daybell who would later become her husband. Mary lived with that lady for five years until the lady died. By then Mary was 21 years old, and she got married to Finity on 9 February 1841.
In 1844 some Mormon missionaries came to their town and taught them the gospel of Jesus Christ. Finity accepted it right away, but it took Mary longer. She had been told that they should go to America and be with the Saints, but Mary was afraid to travel in a ship across the ocean. After they were baptized her fear went away, and when the time came that they could go she was not afraid anymore.
Finity worked hard to take care of his family, and in 1848 he splintered a bone in his shoulder. During the time that he could not do any work, they became so poor they did not have a place to live or food to eat. They went to the poor house, but their family could not stay in the same rooms together. They had a little boy who was only four years old, and he was taken away from his parents. He cried and cried most of the time, and Mary could hear him from where she was staying. Finally Mary told Finity she would rather starve than live that way, so after three weeks they left. Mary washed clothes for other people to help earn money to feed her children.
Finally in May of 1864 they were able to cross the ocean for America with most of their children. They still did not have very much money, so they traveled in the hold, or the bottom, of the ship. One time there was a very bad storm and they had to be tied down for 24 hours to keep from being tossed all over the ship.
After they landed in New York, they made their way to Utah. They had to walk across the plains. They saw Indians along the way, but they were friendly to them so they Indians did not hurt them. They lived in Salt Lake for a few months, then decided to move to what was called the Provo Valley. Part of it was where the town of Charleston is in Wasatch County.
They arrived in Charleston on Christmas Eve of 1864. There was 12 inches of snow on the ground. The tiny, one-room log house of their friend was full of people when they arrived, so they had to make beds outside. There was a dugout close to the house, so Mary and Finity made beds in there for their children to sleep on. Mary and Finity slept in a wagon out in back of the cow shed. The beds were made with willow branches and covered with straw. They slept out there all winter, and some mornings they would wake with a few inches of fresh-fallen snow on them.
In the spring the other people moved out of that house, so Mary and her family lived there. They had a dirt floor, and Finity made her a broom out of sage brush limbs to sweep it with. They didn’t have very much food, but Mary used what they had to make bread and things to eat. They had a little bit of flour, and they could have milk and butter because there were two or three cows and a few sheep.
Mary received a Patriarchal Blessing in 1873. As we read it we learn that she had a refined spirit and a tender heart. She listened to promptings of the Spirit, and she loved the Lord. She learned how to govern her temper, and she had a good influence on other people. She had strong faith, and she was compassionate with other people. The Lord loved her and blessed her with great power for good.
Grandma Daybell, as Mary came to be called when she was older, was loved by many people. She had been a true pioneer. She died on 2 September 1899.
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Mary Draper was the daughter of Ann Green and Richard Draper.
She married Finity Daybell February 9, 1841 in Falkingham, England.
Finity and Mary (Draper) Daybell were both natives of Lincolnshire, England. Several children died while they were young in England. The parents and older children became converts to the teachings of the of the Mormon church, and in about 1864, the family, with their remaining children, emmigrated to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and coming direct to Utah, arriving in Charleston on December 24th, 1864, and this has been their home since.
The father engaged in farming and stock raising, in which he was very successful, and also took a prominent part in the work of the Church. His wife died September 5, 1899, and he died in October 25, 1897.
-History of Finity Price
In 1844 some Mormon missionaries came to their town and taught them the gospel of Jesus Christ. Finity accepted it right away, but it took Mary longer. She had been told that they should go to America and be with the Saints, but Mary was afraid to travel in a ship across the ocean. After they were baptized her fear went away, and when the time came that they could go she was not afraid anymore.
Finity worked hard to take care of his family, and in 1848 he splintered a bone in his shoulder. During the time that he could not do any work, they became so poor they did not have a place to live or food to eat. They went to the poor house, but their family could not stay in the same rooms together. They had a little boy who was only four years old, and he was taken away from his parents. He cried and cried most of the time, and Mary could hear him from where she was staying. Finally Mary told Finity she would rather starve than live that way, so after three weeks they left. Mary washed clothes for other people to help earn money to feed her children.
Finally in May of 1864 they were able to cross the ocean for America with most of their children. They still did not have very much money, so they traveled in the hold, or the bottom, of the ship. One time there was a very bad storm and they had to be tied down for 24 hours to keep from being tossed all over the ship.
After they landed in New York, they made their way to Utah. They had to walk across the plains. They saw Indians along the way, but they were friendly to them so they Indians did not hurt them. They lived in Salt Lake for a few months, then decided to move to what was called the Provo Valley. Part of it was where the town of Charleston is in Wasatch County.
They arrived in Charleston on Christmas Eve of 1864. There was 12 inches of snow on the ground. The tiny, one-room log house of their friend was full of people when they arrived, so they had to make beds outside. There was a dugout close to the house, so Mary and Finity made beds in there for their children to sleep on. Mary and Finity slept in a wagon out in back of the cow shed. The beds were made with willow branches and covered with straw. They slept out there all winter, and some mornings they would wake with a few inches of fresh-fallen snow on them.
In the spring the other people moved out of that house, so Mary and her family lived there. They had a dirt floor, and Finity made her a broom out of sage brush limbs to sweep it with. They didn’t have very much food, but Mary used what they had to make bread and things to eat. They had a little bit of flour, and they could have milk and butter because there were two or three cows and a few sheep.
Mary received a Patriarchal Blessing in 1873. As we read it we learn that she had a refined spirit and a tender heart. She listened to promptings of the Spirit, and she loved the Lord. She learned how to govern her temper, and she had a good influence on other people. She had strong faith, and she was compassionate with other people. The Lord loved her and blessed her with great power for good.
Grandma Daybell, as Mary came to be called when she was older, was loved by many people. She had been a true pioneer. She died on 2 September 1899.
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Mary Draper was the daughter of Ann Green and Richard Draper.
She married Finity Daybell February 9, 1841 in Falkingham, England.
Finity and Mary (Draper) Daybell were both natives of Lincolnshire, England. Several children died while they were young in England. The parents and older children became converts to the teachings of the of the Mormon church, and in about 1864, the family, with their remaining children, emmigrated to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and coming direct to Utah, arriving in Charleston on December 24th, 1864, and this has been their home since.
The father engaged in farming and stock raising, in which he was very successful, and also took a prominent part in the work of the Church. His wife died September 5, 1899, and he died in October 25, 1897.
-History of Finity Price
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