Brief Life History of Sarah Lovisa
When Sarah Lovisa Waters was born on 9 September 1840, in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States, her father, John Waters, was 40 and her mother, Olive Naomi Richardson, was 39. She married Thomas A. Douglass in 1862, in Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Webster Township, Day, South Dakota, United States in 1900 and Judicial Township 3, Placer, California, United States in 1910. She died on 25 September 1928, in Auburn, Placer, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Old Auburn Cemetery, Auburn, Placer, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Sarah Waters in household of John Waters, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Lovisa Waters Douglass, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah in entry for William Byron Paul, "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980"
Spouse and Children
1840–1911 Male
1840–1928 Female
Children (4)
1866–1925 Male
1868–1932 Female
1871–1950 Male
1872– Male
Parents and Siblings
1800–1851 Male
1801–1845 Female
Siblings (6)
1825–1901 Female
1827–1847 Male
1829–1907 Male
1832–1916 Male
1837–1910 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1850
Age 10
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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