Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Shirley was born about 1818, in Virginia, United States as the daughter of John Robert Shirley and Elizabeth Ann Buckley. She married Jacob Hedrick on 26 March 1835, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Mill Run District, Pendleton, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and South Fork District, Hardy, West Virginia, United States in 1880.
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- Sarah Hedrick in household of Jacob Hedrick, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Shirley, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Sarah Hedrick in entry for Franklin Hedrick, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
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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.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so named, such as Shirley (Warwickshire), Shirley in Millbrook (Hampshire), Shirley (Surrey), Shirley in Owston (Yorkshire), and Shirley (Derbyshire). The placenames probably derive from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, though some may have scīr ‘district, shire’ as the initial element if they lie on a boundary; for example, the Warwickshire place lies on the Warwickshire-Worcestershire boundary. The name Shirley first appears in Ireland in the late 17th century, following the granting of lands to a Shirley family in the barony of Farney, Monaghan.
History: William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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