Sarah Aldrich

Female24 January 1823–21 July 1857

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Aldrich was born on 24 January 1823, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Peleg Aldrich, was 32 and her mother, Huldah Baker, was 26. She married Hial Carr on 6 January 1840. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1850. She died on 21 July 1857, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hial Carr
1814–1883
Sarah Aldrich
1823–1857
Marriage: 6 January 1840
Frances M. Carr
1840–1844
Loammi Baker Carr
1842–1866
Lami Baker Carr
1842–
Samuel Aldrich Carr
1848–1918

Sources (17)

  • Sarah Carr in household of Hial C Carr, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Aldrich, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Sarah A. Carr, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 January 1840
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (4)

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 2

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 7

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 13

    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: variant of Aldridge 1, from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich.

    History: The earliest recorded bearer of this surname in North America is George Alrich, who came from Derbyshire to MA in 1631.

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

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