Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Whipple was born in 1868, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, her father, Michael Spencer Whipple, was 40 and her mother, Helen Ellen Eastlick, was 38. She lived in Greenville Township, Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1870.
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- Sarah Whipple in household of M S Whipple, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Whipple in household of Michael Whipple, "United States Census, 1880"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).
History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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