Brief Life History of Sarah J
When Sarah J Geary was born on 22 March 1865, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jonathan Geary, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca Tolton, was 27. She lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. She died before 1966, in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Sarah J Geary, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Sarah J Geary in household of Rebecca M Rose, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"
- Sarah F Geasey in household of Jonathan Geasey, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
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World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra ‘descendant of Gadhra’ (see O'Gara ).
Irish: alternatively, possibly a shortened form of McGeary .
English: from the Old French personal name Geri, ancient Germanic Geric, from gēr ‘spear’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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