Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-12-22
A REMARKABLE WOMAN.
Brief Sketch OF the Life, Hardships
aud Noble Work Of Sister
Patty Sessions.

The following sketch OF the life Of
Sister Patty sessions whose death was
chroniclei In these columns few days
ago has been furnished the NEWS for
publication:
Our aged and veteran sister, Patty
Sessions, departed this life on Wednes.
day, December 18th, 1892, at $3.50 q. m,
OF old age, being 81 years and 10
months old. She was born In Bethel,
Oxford county, Maine, February 18th,
l105. Was married 10 David Sessions
In lsl2, and settled with him In
NewTey, then u forest In Maine. She
assisted her husband In clearing and
making an extensive farm. She was
the mother OF eight children, six OF
whom she In her youth she
was q respected member OF the Method
list Church. In the summer of 1874
she cast her lot with the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter'day Saints,
meeting with great opposition. In 1886
herself aud husband sold their property
and started Tor Missouri, a Journey Of
1000 miles, with horse teams, and
camping by tho way. They arrived at
Far West, Missouri, November 2sth,
1886, anu purchased farm for Sl2)0;
they made many improvements, anu
In 1888 the mob drove them from all
they Possessed. Their abandoned
property consisted OF farm, 400
bushels Of corn, q good many live
stock, home anu other property, for
which they never received cent, and
this In the depth OF winter. She ar
rived on the Mississippi river with
about 200 OF tho Saint; stayed there
fourteen days, with nothing TO eat
but pafched corn, the Ice running,
no that the river was impossible for
s'mo time; reached Quincy, Illinois,
where tho Prophet Joseph Smith over.
took them, coming from Liberty jail.
Thence they travelled to Nauv0o, $50
miles. There they made u comfortable
home, and assisted la building the
Temple, and she was faithful mem.
Der OF the Relief society. In February,
1916, she was obliged 10 leave NauyoO,
coming .west with President Brigham
Young aud large company OF Saints.
Sister Sessions, like many Others, left
all her earthly possessions and sought
a home Ia the Western wilds. The
following May she started for the great
~ ucilCuu uttttb III Hui rOAl, 4 . VI.
Sessions company.
Sister Sessions drove her own team
1890 miles, arriving In Salt Lake
valley sept. 26th, lS47. Here sgain,in
connection with her husband, she built
up n comfortable home, and raised the
first fruit IN Salt Lake City. She was
member Of tho Sixteenth ward for
twenty-four years. She sold hor
city property to the railroad COM
pany and removed 10 Bountiiul
In 1872, where she erected hne brick
house, alao u school house, known as
the "Patty Sessions Academy" and
furnished all the means necessary for
It's maintenance since 1885, for her
own prosperity and the children OF the
poor. She has assisted literally In the
building Of temples, done much to
send the Gospel 10 tho nations OF the
earth, and gather the poor, has been a
strict observer OF the Word OF Wis.
dom, not having drunk tea or Coffee
for over forty years.
She lived TO see her fourth genera
ton aud has left two sons, thirIy>three
grandchiltren,one hundred and thirty
seven great grandchildren, and
twenty-five great great grandchildren.
Total posterity, ia. She was ever u
true aud faithful Latter'day saint,
uhigent and perseyering, her whole |
soul, and nil she possessed being de- |
voted to the Church and the welfare OF |
mankind. She has gone to her grave |
ripe IN years, loved aud respected by |
all who knew her.