Esther was born at
Ireland. She married
William Sample at
Ireland. Esther (?) and
William Sample immigrated on 13 May 1850 to
New York, New York Co., New York; According to the book, "The Famine Immigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York 1846 - 1851 Volume V" edited by Ira A. Glazier and published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. of Baltimore in 1985: William Semple age 52, male farmer along with his wife, Esther age 50 and his daughters; Sarah age 25 and Mary Ann age 19, and his son Samuel age 23 arrived in New York on 13 May 1850 on the ship Ivanhoe which set sail from Liverpool, England. Esther was listed as a household member living with
William Sample in the 1860 Census at
Van Buren Twp., Monroe Co., Indiana. Esther died on 16 September 1869 at
Monroe Co., Indiana. Her body was interred in September 1869 at
Bloomington, Monroe Co., Indiana, at Rose Hill Cemetery.