Brief Life History of Sara Jane
When Sara Jane Thompson was born on 21 October 1841, in Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, her father, William Edward Thompson, was 23 and her mother, Martha McDonald, was 21. She married James Leroy Mosher on 16 August 1862, in Marshall, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 February 1921, in Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Sarah J Mosier in household of James M Mosier, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Jane Thompson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Sarah Jane Thompson Mosher, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1842–1926 Male
1841–1921 Female
Children (5)
1866–1940 Female
1868–1930 Female
1868–1885 Female
1873–1876 Male
1875–1950 Male
Parents and Siblings
1818–1907 Male
1820–1908 Female
Siblings (11)
1841–1921 Female
1845–1915 Male
1846–1925 Female
1848–1902 Male
1850–1919 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 5
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 10
1863
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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