Brief Life History of Sara Ann
When Sara Ann Southwick was born in 1830, in Tioga, New York, United States, her father, Aaron C. Southwick, was 22 and her mother, Olive Cass, was 23. She married Washington T Fenderson on 23 August 1846, in Owego, Tioga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in 1916, in Corning, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 86.
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- Sarah Jones, "New York State Census, 1905"
- www.findagrave.com
- Sarah Southwick in entry for Frank Albert Fenderson, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
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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 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Southwick, including those in Durham, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Sussex, and Wiltshire, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + wīc ‘dwelling, specialized farm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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