Jesse EMPEY

Birth:
4 Apr 1825
Eaton Bray, Bedford, England
Chr:
5 Apr 1825
Death:
22 Sep 1856
Oshkosh, Garden, Nebraska
Burial:
23 Sep 1856
Oshkosh, Garden, Nebraska
Marriage:
29 Jan 1846
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Sources:
Family Records
New York Passenter Lists, 1820-1957
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. Jesse died on the plains, near the North Platt River, buried at foot of Ozark Mountains.
    2. Surname "Impey" in England, and "Empey" in America.
    3. Traveled from Liverpool, England with his wife and children on the ship "Thornton", arriving in New York 16 Jun 1856.
    4. Crossed the plains with the Willey Handcart Company.
Mary FOULKS
Birth:
9 Jul 1826
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
31 Aug 1859
Plain City, Weber, Utah
Burial:
Smithfield, Cache, Utah
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    Mary often went without food as they were crossing the plains, to enable her children to have necessary nourishment. Due to her frequent fasting and constant exposure to the cold, she died the day after her family reached their destination at Plain City, Utah.
Children
Marriage
1
William EMPEY
Birth:
16 Dec 1846
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
7 Nov 1856
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   DEATH:
    William died on the trail, crossing the plains.
2
James EMPEY
Birth:
8 Oct 1849
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
 
Marr:
 
Notes:
                   NOTES:
    1. After James' parents died, he and his sister, Sarah Jane, were raised by their Uncle Shadrack. One day James argued with his uncle and left. Sarah Jane was following him when she saw him taken by Indians. When she returned with help, he was nowhere to be found, presumed killed.
3
Mary Ann EMPEY
Birth:
12 Feb 1852
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
19 Apr 1919
 
Marr:
 
4
Eliza EMPEY
Birth:
2 Apr 1854
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
1855
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
 
Marr:
 
5
Sarah Jane EMPEY
Birth:
30 Jun 1855
Totternhoe, Bedford, England
Death:
16 Jan 1935
Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho
William BRIGGS 
Marr:
19 Apr 1875
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Uta 
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Jesse Empey - Mary Foulks

Jesse Empey was born at Eaton Bray, Bedford, England 4 Apr 1825. His parents were Joseph Empey and Elizabeth Kempson.

He married Mary Foulks 29 Jan 1846 at Totternhoe, Bedford, England . Mary Foulks was born at Totternhoe, Bedford, England 9 Jul 1826 daughter of William Foulks and Elizabeth Turner .

They were the parents of 5 children:
William Empey born 16 Dec 1846.
James Empey born 8 Oct 1849.
Mary Ann Empey born 12 Feb 1852.
Eliza Empey born 2 Apr 1854.
Sarah Jane Empey born 30 Jun 1855.

Jesse Empey died 22 Sep 1856 at Oshkosh, Garden, Nebraska .

Mary Foulks died 31 Aug 1859 at Plain City, Weber, Utah .