When Esther Dutcher was born on 25 January 1811, in Cherry Valley, Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Thomas Dutcher, was 23 and her mother, Betsey Hurlbut, was 26. She married Albert Smith on 11 May 1826, in Boylston, Oswego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 17 September 1856, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.