Brief Life History of Sarah A.
When Sarah A. Phillips was born in 1859, in Como, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, her father, Daniel Phillips, was 34 and her mother, Jessie Jannet Cross, was 27. She married William John Waddington on 25 December 1881, in Buffalo, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Shelton, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Hay Creek, Crook, Wyoming, United States in 1910. She died on 11 August 1915, in Aladdin, Crook, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 56.
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- Sarah A Waddington in household of William J Waddington, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sarah A Phillips, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Sarah A Phillips in entry for Margaret Edith Waddington, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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