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| Name |
Dorothy Bertha Magny |
| Birth |
30 Oct 1903 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States  |
| Christening |
3 Jan 1904 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Gender |
Female |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
23 May 1932 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWZM-4FQ |
| Death |
24 Apr 1994 |
Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
Meadow Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I34184 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Ernest Emile Magny, b. 15 May 1877, Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, République française d. 4 Apr 1911, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States (Age 33 years) |
| Mother |
Alice Gygi, b. 15 Aug 1880, Kappelen, Seeland, Bern, Schweiz d. 5 Jan 1974, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 93 years) |
| Marriage |
1 May 1900 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F14631 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Orvil Edwin Beckstrand, b. 20 Aug 1896, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States d. 17 Mar 1993, Meadow, Millard, Utah, United States (Age 96 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Mar 1937 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F14217 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Apr 2024 |
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 | Birth - 30 Oct 1903 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Christening - 3 Jan 1904 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 23 May 1932 - SLAKE |
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| Marriage - 11 Mar 1937 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 24 Apr 1994 - Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - - Meadow Cemetery, Millard, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Dorothy Bertha Magny was the 2nd of four daughters born to Alice Gygi (b o rn in Switzerland) and Ernest Emile Magny (born in France) in Salt Lak e C ity, Utah. Her father died in 1911 and her mother married Louis Burh le y in 1915. Alice and Louis had a son and a daughter who were adored b y th eir older sisters.
Dorothy was a tiny little Swiss Miss. She was 4 feet 10 inches and had b i g, beautiful, brown eyes. When she was a teenager she had a serious me di cal condition that required a total hysterectomy. She was so sad to kn o w that she would never have children, but she constantly read her patri ar chal blessing that told her she would become "a mother to the motherle ss. "
Dorothy was introduced to Orvil Edwin Beckstrand by a mutual friend. S h e fell in love and married him in the Salt Lake Temple. She moved to ru ra l Meadow (150 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah) to become "a mothe r t o the motherless." Orvil's first wife had died in childbirth and lef t hi m with two small sons. Dorothy was a strong woman who was able to co pe wi th some of the local women who doubted a "city girl" could make i t in th e country. She took care of her two boys and Orvil's cows whil e he worke d out of town during the week. She grew a large garden and bot tled frui t and vegetables. She brought an electric stove with her when s he came t o Meadow and was the talk of the town .
Grandma's greatest love was being a grandmother. As each new grandchil d j oined the family, her joy increased. She had two grand daughters an d fiv e grandsons. She could beat each kid in a foot race, make a ham an d chees e sandwich, AND a chocolate malt for each grandchild, and still w hip u p a hot meal for Grandpa before noon !
Grandma adored lambs. She always had at least 10 ewes and lambs out i n h er feed yard. She would call, "lamby, lamby, here lamby" and those ew es w ould come running for her. She would scratch them behind their ear s an d feed them grain. When the ram was in with the ewes, she had to ru n fas t and jump over the fence to keep from getting hit. But sometime s the ra m won the race and would knock her to the ground. She would b e bruised a nd sore, but she never blamed the ram. He was just protectin g his ewes.
She grew Lily of the Valley flowers under her shrubs and potted Africa n v iolets in her east windows. She made Schlifferlies every December fo r Chr istmas, prepared Sunday dinner on Saturday, and kept a letter (in p rogres s) to her sisters in the typewriter .
She always had a smile, a giant hug and kiss for her family. She would d r op whatever she was doing to tend a great-grandchild. She would sli p a co llege-student granddaughter some money whenever she was visited .
Her desire to go on ended when her beloved husband died. She could not l i ve without him. Her memory failed and then her health. She finally wa s ab le to join him a year later, and her family lost the dearest littl e lad y they had ever known.
~Cindy Beckstrand Iverson
Dorothy Bertha Magny was the 2nd of four daughters born to Alice Gygi (b o rn in Switzerland) and Ernest Emile Magny (born in France) in Salt Lak e C ity, Utah. Her father died in 1911 and her mother married Louis Burh le y in 1915. Alice and Louis had a son and a daughter who were adored b y th eir older sisters.
Dorothy was a tiny little Swiss Miss. She was 4 feet 10 inches and had b i g, beautiful, brown eyes. When she was a teenager she had a serious me di cal condition that required a total hysterectomy. She was so sad to kn o w that she would never have children, but she constantly read her patri ar chal blessing that told her she would become "a mother to the motherle ss. "
Dorothy was introduced to Orvil Edwin Beckstrand by a mutual friend. S h e fell in love and married him in the Salt Lake Temple. She moved to ru ra l Meadow (150 miles south of Salt Lake City, Utah) to become "a mothe r t o the motherless." Orvil's first wife had died in childbirth and lef t hi m with two small sons. Dorothy was a strong woman who was able to co pe wi th some of the local women who doubted a "city girl" could make i t in th e country. She took care of her two boys and Orvil's cows whil e he worke d out of town during the week. She grew a large garden and bot tled frui t and vegetables. She brought an electric stove with her when s he came t o Meadow and was the talk of the town .
Grandma's greatest love was being a grandmother. As each new grandchil d j oined the family, her joy increased. She had two grand daughters an d fiv e grandsons. She could beat each kid in a foot race, make a ham an d chees e sandwich, AND a chocolate malt for each grandchild, and still w hip u p a hot meal for Grandpa before noon !
Grandma adored lambs. She always had at least 10 ewes and lambs out i n h er feed yard. She would call, "lamby, lamby, here lamby" and those ew es w ould come running for her. She would scratch them behind their ear s an d feed them grain. When the ram was in with the ewes, she had to ru n fas t and jump over the fence to keep from getting hit. But sometime s the ra m won the race and would knock her to the ground. She would b e bruised a nd sore, but she never blamed the ram. He was just protectin g his ewes.
She grew Lily of the Valley flowers under her shrubs and potted Africa n v iolets in her east windows. She made Schlifferlies every December fo r Chr istmas, prepared Sunday dinner on Saturday, and kept a letter (in p rogres s) to her sisters in the typewriter .
She always had a smile, a giant hug and kiss for her family. She would d r op whatever she was doing to tend a great-grandchild. She would sli p a co llege-student granddaughter some money whenever she was visited .
Her desire to go on ended when her beloved husband died. She could not l i ve without him. Her memory failed and then her health. She finally wa s ab le to join him a year later, and her family lost the dearest littl e lad y they had ever known.
~Cindy Beckstrand Iverson
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