Sarah Franklin

20 December 1787–12 April 1869 (Age 81)
Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Sarah

When Sarah Franklin was born on 20 December 1787, in Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Franklin, was 30 and her mother, Susanna Brown, was 32. She married Nathaniel Terry in 1810, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Asylum, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 12 April 1869, in Terrytown, Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Terrytown, Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Terry
1785–1862
Sarah Franklin
1787–1869
Marriage: 1810
Elizabeth Terry
1807–1836
Matilda Terry
1820–1841
Sarah Terry
1809–1887
Rebecca Terry
1810–1865
Minor York Terry
1811–1895
Lucretia Terry
1813–1904
Mary Ann Terry
1815–1906
Hiram Terry
1817–1820
Mariah Terry
1820–1859

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
1810
Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
children

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

Age 1

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

Age 4

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
1812

Age 25

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

1 English: status name from Middle English frankelin ‘franklin’, a technical term of the feudal system, from Anglo-Norman French franc ‘free’ ( see Frank 2) + the Germanic suffix -ling. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general, he was a free man and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.2 The surname is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.3 In modern times, this has been used to Americanize François, the French form of Francis .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Sarah Terry in household of Nathaniel Terry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Terry in household of Nathanial Terry, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah in entry for Lucretia Terry Crandall, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"

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