Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Duncan was born in 1830, in Tilden, Webster, Kentucky, United States, her father, Elijah Duncan, was 41 and her mother, Nancy Lewis, was 36. She married James Thomas Handley on 1 November 1848, in Henderson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Corydon, Henderson, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died in August 1880, at the age of 50.
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Sources (12)
- Sarah Handley in household of James Handley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Duncan, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Sarah E Duncan in entry for James R Handley and Lizzie Duncan, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1829–1905 Male
1830–1880 Female
Children (12)
1849–1915 Female
1852–1856 Male
1854–1898 Female
1856–1856 Male
1857–1859 Female
+7 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1789–1869 Male
1794–1833 Female
Siblings (8)
1815–1904 Male
1817–1886 Male
1820–1867 Female
1822–1864 Male
1822–1876 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 0
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 0
1846
Age 16
Name Meaning
Scottish: from the Older Scots personal name Dunecan, itself from the traditional Irish royal name Donnchad(h), derived from donn ‘brown-haired’ + cath ‘battle’. Judging by the Scots form, the Scottish Gaelic intermediary seems to have been understood as containing ceann ‘head’, as if the whole name meant ‘brown head’; compare sense 2. In Ireland the name was Anglicized as Donagh or Donaghue. Compare Donahue .
Irish: used as an Anglicized equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn ‘descendant of Donncheann’, a byname composed of the elements donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + ceann ‘head’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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