Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Westover was born in 1850, in Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Stephen S Westover, was 32 and her mother, Harriett French, was 30. She married Frederick Long on 6 June 1866, in Kane, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Le Ray, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1855 and Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 24 May 1907, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- S A Westover in household of S S Westover, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Sarah Westover, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Sarah A Lang, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
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World Events (8)
1851
Historical Boundaries 1851: Lewis, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: Thurston, Oregon Territory, United States 1852: King, Oregon Territory, United States 1853: King, Washington Territory, United States 1889: King, Washington, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from Westover in Somerset and the Isle of Wight, or Westovers in Sussex. The former two are both named with Old English west + ofer ‘ridge’ or ōfer ‘bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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