Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Spurgin was born on 6 July 1829, in Columbus, Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel Spurgin, was 35 and her mother, Mary McFall, was 27. She died on 14 July 1836, in her hometown, at the age of 7, and was buried in Thompson Cemetery, Columbus Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.
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- Sarah Ann Spurgin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Ann Spurgin (1829-1836); Find A Grave
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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.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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English (East Anglia): variant of Spurgeon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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