Sara Emaline Hedden

17 December 1829–15 November 1899 (Age 69)
Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, United States

The Life of Sara Emaline

When Sara Emaline Hedden was born on 17 December 1829, in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, United States, her father, Jared Peck Hedden, was 30 and her mother, Olive Sproatt, was 23. She married James Calvert on 26 April 1847, in Knox, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Busseron Township, Knox, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 15 November 1899, in Lawrence, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Oaktown, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Calvert
1820–1856
Sara Emaline Hedden
1829–1899
Marriage: 26 April 1847
Olivia A Calvert
1845–1855
Mary Catherine Calvert
1848–1883
Solon Samuel Calvert
1852–1900

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
26 April 1847
Knox, Indiana, United States
children

(3)

    Olivia A Calvert

    Female1845–1855Female

    Mary Catherine Calvert

    Female1848–1883Female

    Solon Samuel Calvert

    Male1852–1900Male

Parents and Siblings

    Jared Peck Hedden

    Male1799–1842Male

    Olive Sproatt

    Female1805–1875Female

siblings

(6)

    John F. Hedden

    Male1828–1919Male

    Sara Emaline Hedden

    Female1829–1899Female

    Ann Maria Hedden

    Female1831–1912Female

    David Hedden

    Male1832–1880Male

    Benjamin F Hedden

    Male1835–1887Male

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 1

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.
1832 · Black Hawk War

Age 3

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Age 19

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

1 English: habitational name from various places such as Headon, Nottinghamshire, Hedon in East Yorkshire, and Heddon on the Wall and Black Heddon. Northumberland. The first is probably named from Old English hēah ‘high’ + dūn ‘hill’; the others have the same second element, combined with Old English hǣþ ‘heath’, ‘heather’.2 North German (Frisian): variant of Hadden .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Sarah Paxton in household of Edward Paxton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Calvert in household of James Calvert, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah E Paxton, "United States Census, 1870"

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