Sarah Basford

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Basford was born about 1818, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Basford, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Blake, was 35. She married Barnabus Gustavus Berry about 1836, in Westville, Franklin, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Mooers, Mooers, Clinton, New York, United States in 1850 and Westville, Franklin, New York, United States in 1860. She died on 7 May 1888, in Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Barnabus Gustavus Berry
1804–1874
Sarah Basford
1818–1888
Marriage: about 1836
Betsey Berry
1842–1850
Emily Berry
1844–1926
Barnabus C. Berry
1845–1921
Lucy Berry
1847–1929
John Berry
1849–1927
Gustavus Berry
1851–1879
Sarah Berry
1854–1945

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Berry in household of Gustavus Berry, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah in entry for Barnabus C. Berry and Jennie Palmtier, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Sarah Berry in household of Gashus Berry, "United States Census, 1860"

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. 

1829

Established in 1829.

about 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

English (mainly North Midlands): variant of Bassford .

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

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