Brief Life History of Sarah J.
When Sarah J. Marsh was born on 17 March 1801, in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, her father, Capt William Marsh Sr, was 42 and her mother, Sarah Stewart, was 37. She married Lindsey Edwards on 8 December 1823, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Asheboro Township, Randolph, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and District 971, Baker, Georgia, United States in 1860. She died on 18 January 1863, in Walker, Georgia, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in LaFayette, Walker, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Sarah Edwards in household of Linsey Edwards, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah J. Marsh - Published information: birth-name: Sarah Marsh
- Sarah Marsh Edwards, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.
Americanized form of German Marsch .
Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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