Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Karnes was born on 3 January 1837, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Karns, was 31 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Shuss, was 21. She married Isaac Conner in 1857, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 7 August 1879, in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Mattie, East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Sarah Karnes in household of George Karnes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Karns Conner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Conner in entry for Harry C. Conner and Lena Whitfield, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Kearns .
perhaps also anAmericanized form of Polish Karniesz, a noun derivative ofthe adjective karny ‘obedient’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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