Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Blackburn was born on 29 September 1798, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Benjamin Blackburn, was 53 and her mother, Elizabeth Adkinson, was 46. She married John M Morphew on 15 April 1813, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Sampson, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 29 March 1873, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Morphew Cemetery, Stony Fork, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Sarah Morphew in household of Levi Morphew, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Blackburn Morphew, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Blackburn in entry for Levi Morphew, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
Spouse and Children
1787–1841 Male
1798–1873 Female
Children (11)
1815–1859 Female
1817–1819 Female
1819–1883 Female
1821–1914 Male
1823–1884 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1745–1804 Male
1752–1804 Female
Siblings (4)
1791–1870 Male
1792–1847 Male
1794–1871 Male
1798–1873 Female
World Events (8)
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
Age 1
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1818
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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