Sarah Frances Kite

Brief Life History of Sarah Frances

When Sarah Frances Kite was born about 1829, in Boone, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Kite, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Miller, was 20. She married Henry Lancaster on 25 July 1852, in Boone, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Walton, Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 28 October 1896, in Richwood, Boone, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Richwood, Boone, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Lancaster
1822–
Sarah Frances Kite
about 1829–1896
Marriage: 25 July 1852
John J. Lancaster
1853–
Almeda Lancaster
1867–
William H. Lancaster
1854–
Mary E. Lancaster
1856–1930
Nancy Jane Lancaster
1861–1924
Martha E. Lancaster
1862–1933
Sarah Ann Lancaster
1865–1933
Henrietta Lancaster
1866–1934

Sources (20)

  • Sarah F Lancaster in household of Henry Lancaster, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Kite, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Sarah Frances Kite Lancaster, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Boone, Kentucky, United States

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English kete, kyte ‘kite’ (the bird of prey), perhaps a nickname for a rapacious person.

Americanized form of German Keith .

English: habitational name from one or more of the minor places with names deriving from Old English cȳte, cyte ‘cottage, hut, shed’, such as Kite Farm in Swalecliffe (Kent).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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