Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Chester was born on 21 November 1823, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joseph Chester III, was 35 and her mother, Prudee Tracy, was 34. She married Benjamin Sage Stone on 16 January 1846, in Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 7 March 1861, in Mexico, Mexico, Oswego, New York, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Mexico, Mexico, Oswego, New York, United States.
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- Sarah Stone in household of B S Stone, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Elizabeth, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Sarah E Chester Stone, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Chester, the county seat of Cheshire, or from any of various smaller places called with this word (as for example Little Chester in Derbyshire, Chester le Street in County Durham, or Chesters in Northumberland), which is from Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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