Brief Life History of Sara Augusta
When Sara Augusta Pettingill was born on 23 June 1818, in Lisbon, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, her father, John Pettengill, was 55 and her mother, Lucy Pettingill, was 38. She married Barnum L Townsend on 14 February 1855, in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States. She lived in Greene, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1850 and Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 June 1899, in Greene, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Auburn Plains Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine, United States.
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- Augusta Townsend in household of Barnhum Townsend, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Augusta Pettengill, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Sarah A. Pettingill, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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World Events (8)
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.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pettengill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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