Sarah A. Shaw

20 December 1829–5 November 1887 (Age 57)
Skaneateles, Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York, United States

The Life of Sarah A.

When Sarah A. Shaw was born on 20 December 1829, in Skaneateles, Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Oren Spencer Shaw, was 35 and her mother, Julia Adams, was 27. She married Edward Bisdee on 17 November 1858, in Elbridge, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 November 1887, in Grundy, Iowa, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Fairfield Cemetery, Grundy, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Bisdee
1829–1909
Sarah A. Shaw
1829–1887
Marriage: 17 November 1858
James Freddie Bisdee
1860–1864
Grace Ellen Bisdee
1862–1907
Ada May Bisdee
1863–1915
Bertha Elizabeth Bisdee
1866–1894
Edward Bisdee
1870–1943

Spouse and Children

    Edward Bisdee

    Male1829–1909Male

    Sarah A. Shaw

    Female1829–1887Female

MARRIAGE
17 November 1858
Elbridge, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, United States
children

(5)

    James Freddie Bisdee

    Male1860–1864Male

    Grace Ellen Bisdee

    Female1862–1907Female

    Ada May Bisdee

    Female1863–1915Female

    Bertha Elizabeth Bisdee

    Female1866–1894Female

    Edward Bisdee

    Male1870–1943Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(4)

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 1

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail

Age 1

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846

Age 17

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

Name Meaning

1 English: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse or thicket, Middle English s(c)hage, s(c)hawe (Old English sceaga), or a habitational name from any of the numerous minor places named with this word. The English surname was also established in Ireland in the 17th century.2 Scottish and Irish: adopted as an English form of any of various Gaelic surnames derived from the personal name Sitheach ‘wolf’.3 Americanized form of some like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname.

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Sarah Knewlon in household of Oren Shaw, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Bisder in household of Edward Bisder, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Sarah Bisdee in household of Edward Bisdee, "United States Census, 1860"

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