Sally Sarah Moon

Brief Life History of Sally Sarah

When Sally Sarah Moon was born in 1784, in New Kent, Virginia, United States, her father, Archelaus Moon, was 28 and her mother, Ann Anderson, was 22. She married Josephus Harrison on 19 March 1808. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Attala, Mississippi, United States in 1860 and Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, United States in 1860. She died in 1828, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Josephus Harrison
1790–1857
Sally Sarah Moon
1784–1828
Marriage: 19 March 1808
Jason W. Harrison
1809–1886
Samuel Harrison
1809–1886
Hezekiah Harrison
1813–1889
Lydia M. Harrison
1817–
James Henry Harrison
1822–1912

Sources (1)

  • Sally Moore, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory

The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Mohan .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Moyon in La Manche. Compare Mounce .

Americanized form of German Mohn or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

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

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