Sarah Elizabeth Hunter

Female1858–1905

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Hunter was born in 1858, her father, James Hunter, was 35 and her mother, Phoebe Conklin, was 34. She had at least 1 daughter with C. Truman Townsend. She lived in Falls, Falls Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Clinton Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died in 1905, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Post Hill Cemetery, Lake Winola, Overfield Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

C. Truman Townsend
1857–
Sarah Elizabeth Hunter
1858–1905
Grace Townsend
1893–1991

Sources (5)

  • Sarah Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Elizabeth Hunter - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Sarah Elizabeth Hunter
  • Sarah Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"

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Children (1)

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 5

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

Age 5

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1872 · The First National Park

Age 14

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).

Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.

History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.

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

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