Rebecca Alvira Stout was born at Mill Creek, Salt Lake City, Utah 13 january 1857. She was the daughter of Allen Joseph Stout and Amanda Melvina Fisk. Her parents came from Kentucky and New York. She was the 5th child of 14 children.
When the family of Allen Joseph was called by the Church authorities to move South to help settle Dixie, they settled first in Harrisburg butb the soil wasnt very good so they moved North to Long Valley and settled in a canyon just North of Glendale Utah. The Canyon is now called Lydia's Canyon. Two years later they were forced to move because of the Indians and the Black Hawk War. They settled in Saint George but the weather didn't agree with Amanda so they moved to Rockville, near Zion Canyon. Amanda was a very "fleshy" woman, (maybe thats where we get our fat-haha)
Rebecca married John Fabyan Dennett 18 April 1872. Rebecca's father had been a bodyguard to the Prophet Joseph. Rebecca was the 2nd wife to John, his having been widowed shortly after coming to America. He had 4 children to care for . John and Rebecca had 12 children, the 4th child is my grandfather John Fabin.
John and Rebecca came to Salt Lake 2 October 1851 and settled in Pleasant Grove before being called to settle Dixie. Rebecca was a very loving, caring person, she spent 40 years tending to the sick and afflicted. She had cared for her ailing mother and her brothers and sisters before she had married. She brought many children into this world as a midwife..
Rebecca, who was called Becky, had a great knowledge of herbs and would make her own medicines for every ailment. She developed a medicine called 5-part for babies and a preparation for blood poisioning.
One time the river was flooded and the wagon couldnt cross so Rebecca unhitched the wagon and rode the horse across the swollen river in time to deliver a baby and comfort the mother. One time Rebecca drove a buggy as far as she could up the mountain and then rode a horse the rest of the way, along a very narrow trail, which took all day and half the night.
One time an Indian came to the door and demanded bread. Rebecca said she didnt have any so the Indian pulled out a knife and stood over the baby, as it lay in its crib. Rebecca remembered an old useless gun in the logs which served as a roof on the cabin, so she stood on a stool and got the gun, she then pointed it at the Indian and told him to "go", which he did to her relief. Another time a Mexican came to the door while John was away from home, and asked to buy a pony. Rebecca said it wasnt for sale. She was afraid he would come back in the night and steal it so she tied a rope around the horse and held the other end in her hand all night.
John and Rebecca were very devoted to their families and each other, they were respected by all who knew them. They called each other "Pa and Ma." They could always be counted on to help both with money and aid. Rebecca lived a good life, she died 16 November 1934 in Rockville Utha at age 78. She left 7 living children, 56 grandchildren, 68 great grandchildren and one great, great, grandchild. Her greatest rewards in life was in being able to help others.
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