Brief Life History of Bryan Boroughs
When Bryan Boroughs Sargent was born on 17 December 1846, in Pickens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Abraham Benson Sargent, was 28 and his mother, Rachel Louise Boroughs, was 20. He married Stella V Wasson on 1 March 1882, in Forsyth, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Militia District 109, Hancock, Georgia, United States in 1910 and District 96, Washington, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. In 1900, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as a farmer in Milton, Georgia, United States. He died on 16 July 1932, in Washington, Georgia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Warthen, Washington, Georgia, United States.
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- Bryan B Seargeant in household of A B Seargeant, "United States Census, 1850"
- Bryan B. Sargent, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- B B Sargent, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1942"
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1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Haralson, Georgia, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: status or occupational name from Middle English sergeaunt ‘servant’ (Old French sergent, serjant). The surname probably originated for the most part in this sense, but the word also developed a number of more specialized meanings in the medieval period, including ‘tenant by military service below the rank of knight’. It was also used for a variety of administrative and legal offices, which may have contributed to the development of the surname. The sense ‘non-commissioned officer’ did not arise until the 16th century. Compare Sergent .
History: William Sargent (1624–1717) came to Gloucester, MA, from Devon, England before 1678. Many of his descendants distinguished themselves in the civil and military affairs of the colonies and some in literary or artistic paths, notably the portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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