Sarah

Female1840–

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah was born in 1840, in Smith River, Del Norte, California, United States.

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    World Events (3)

    1846

    Age 6

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1857

    Age 17

    Historical Boundaries: 1857: Del Norte, California, United States

    1863

    Age 23

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    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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