Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Tucker was born on 19 November 1811, in Tolland, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Gardner Tucker, was 33 and her mother, Mary Church, was 35. She married Pardon Perry on 13 October 1834, in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years and Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 September 1893, in Pleasant Valley, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Sarah Perry in household of Pardan Perry, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- Sarah Tucker, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Sarah Tucker Perry, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name from Middle English tuker(e), toker(e) ‘tucker, fuller’, a derivative of tuken ‘to torment, beat’ (Old English tūcian), for someone who fulled and finished cloth. This name for the occupation was characteristic of the West Country. Compare Fuller and Walker and see also Tuckerman .
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tuachair ‘descendant of Tuachar’, a personal name composed of the elements tuath ‘people’ + car ‘dear, beloved’.
Americanized form of Jewish Tocker or Toker (see Tokarz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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