Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Almond was born in 1827, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Achilles Killes Calvin Almond Sr, was 11824 and her mother, Sarah Sallie Sally Melchor, was 37. She married Ezekiel Morton II about 1856, in North Carolina, United States. She lived in Stanly, North Carolina, United States in 1850.
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- Sarah Almond in household of Calvin Almond, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah in entry for A. W. Tucker and Maggie Griffin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Sarah in entry for John B. Ledbetter and Bettie Tucker, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Almund, in which Old English Æthelmund ‘noble protector’ and Ealhmund ‘temple protector’ have coalesced.
variant of Allman and Allmand both meaning ‘German’, assimilated by folk etymology to the vocabulary word denoting the tree.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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