Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Preston was born on 20 March 1882, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Preston, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Jane Elizabeth Cope, was 30. She married Harry Edward Hackett in 1906, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States for about 15 years and Pelham Manor, Pelham, Westchester, New York, United States in 1940. She died on 23 August 1944, in Pelham, Pelham, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 62.
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- Sarah Hackett, "United States Census, 1940"
- Sarah J Preston in entry for Winifred J Thorsland, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Sarah J Hackett in household of Harry E Hackett, "United States Census, 1930"
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1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from one of the many places (most notably one in Lancashire) so called from Old English prēost ‘priest’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
occasionally from Middle English prest + son ‘son of the priest’. Priests were forbidden marriage but many produced illegitimate offspring.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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