Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Sturgeon was born in 1816, in English, Sterling Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States, her father, John Sturgeon Jr., was 52 and her mother, Susannah Beard, was 52. She married Jesse Satterfield about 1829.
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Crawford, Indiana, United States
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): from Middle English sturgeon ‘sturgeon’ (Old French esturgeon), a nickname related to some characteristic of this fish.
In some cases also an altered form Sturgill , a surname of English origin.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form (translation into English) of Breton or French Turgeon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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