Thomas Whitney Sayers

Male4 January 1832–27 January 1870

Brief Life History of Thomas Whitney

When Thomas Whitney Sayers was born on 4 January 1832, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, his father, Robert Floyd Sayers, was 27 and his mother, Martha McMillan, was 30. He married Mary Jane Stitt on 4 October 1865, in Montgomery, Barr Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 January 1870, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Jackson Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Whitney Sayers
1832–1870
Mary Jane Stitt
1832–1879
Marriage: 4 October 1865
William Q Sayers
1866–1956
Mattie R Sayers
1868–
Mary Virginia Sayers
1870–1955

Sources (6)

  • Thomas Sayers in entry for William Q Sayers, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Thomas Sayers in household of Robert Sayers, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Thomas Sayers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

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  • Marriage
    4 October 1865Montgomery, Barr Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States

    • Children (3)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (7)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 4

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

    Age 4

    The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

    1846

    Age 14

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Sayer , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name is also established in Ireland.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair; see Sears .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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