Sarah Handerhill

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Handerhill was born on 9 April 1818, in Ireland as the daughter of Handenhill. She married John McNamara about 1837, in County Limerick, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 5 February 1882, at the age of 63, and was buried in New Palestine Cemetery, New Palestine, Sugar Creek Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John McNamara
1815–
Sarah Handerhill
1818–1882
Marriage: about 1837
Mary McNamara
1838–1920
Jeremiah Mc Namara
1840–1907
John McNamara
1843–1914
Anna Laura McNamara
1846–1928
Nellie McNamara
1849–1915

Sources (4)

  • Sarah McNamara, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Nellie Moore in the Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  • Copy of Anna Laura Larrabee in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

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World Events (8)

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. 

1828

Historical Information: 1828: Hancock, Indiana, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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