Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Sanders was born on 20 February 1823, in Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. He married Elizabeth Gordon about 1855, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 12 July 1893, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas Sanders, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Sanders - Church record: birth: 20 February 1823; Alston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
- Thomas Sanders, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Devon), Dutch, and North German: variant of Sander , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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