Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Greenman was born on 7 November 1830, in Allegany, New York, United States, her father, John Wesley Greenman, was 33 and her mother, Mary A Stevens, was 27. She married James Mc Beth on 8 August 1847, in LaSalle, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Vermillion Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 20 December 1903, in Tonica, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Old Tonica Cemetery, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
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- Sarah Y McBeth, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Jane Greenman, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Sarah J McBeth, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1834 · The City of Brooklyn is Incorporated
An act of incorporation in 1834 turned the village and town of Brooklyn to the city of Brooklyn. The city was divided into nine wards.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: LaSalle, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire): from Middle English grene ‘green’ + man ‘man’, a nickname from the Green Man of folklore, or a topographic name for someone who lived by the village green. Compare Green .
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Grunemann or Grünemann: topographic name for someone who lived by the village green (compare above and Greenland ), or a habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Grüna, Grünau, or Grüne.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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