Sarah Robenault

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Robenault was born on 22 October 1806, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Peter Robenalt, was 52 and her mother, Barbara Johanna Knerr, was 38. She married Samuel Powell in 1825, in Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Liberty Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 16 August 1852, in Hancock, Ohio, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Powell Cemetery, Willow Creek, Hancock, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Powell
1800–1868
Sarah Robenault
1806–1852
Marriage: 1825
George W. Powell
1826–1916
Josiah S. Powell
1827–1884
Andrew J. Powell
1827–1916
Elizabeth Powell
1828–1860
Mary Powell
1831–1929
Solomon Powell
1832–1900
Susannah Powell
1834–1931
Christina Powell
1836–1856
Elizabeth Jane Powell
1837–1861
Catherine Powell
1838–1914
David M. Powell
1840–1895
Abraham Powell
1841–1864
Samuel Guyley Powell
1842–1914
Gideon Powell
1844–1868
Valentine Powell
1847–1925

Sources (9)

  • Sarah Powel in household of Samuel Powel, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Raubenault Powell, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Unknown in entry for Samuel G Powell, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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. 

Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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Biography of Valentine Powell

No name is better or more favorably known in the agricultural circles of Hancock County than that borne by the subject of this sketch. He belongs to a numerous family connection, long established in t …

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