Sarah Swift Long

Brief Life History of Sarah Swift

When Sarah Swift Long was born on 3 March 1803, in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Long, was 21 and her mother, Rebecca Swift, was 23. She had at least 1 daughter with Henry C. Bentein. She lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 12 July 1885, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry C. Bentein
Sarah Swift Long
1803–1885
Adeline Bentein
1831–1903

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Patten, "New York, State Census, 1855"
  • Sarah Long, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Unknown, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1819 · 67 Streets in Brooklyn By 1819

A village map dated April 8, 1819 shows sixty seven streets. The widest streets measured 60 feet wide while the narrowest street, Doughty Street, measured 20 feet wide.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .

Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).

German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

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

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