Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Cox was born on 7 September 1833, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Samuel Cox, was 22 and her mother, Mary " Polly" Long, was 21. She married Canada Boyden Richardson on 15 October 1853, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1860. She died on 15 April 1914, in Prathers Creek Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (36)
- Sarah Richardson, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah Richardson in entry for F R Warden and Jennie L Richardson, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Sarah Cox in entry for V. R. Richardson, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1832–1896 Male
1833–1914 Female
Children (8)
1856–1890 Male
1858–1936 Male
1861–1936 Male
1866–1927 Female
1869–1906 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1811–1868 Male
1812–1892 Female
Siblings (10)
1833–1914 Female
1836–1923 Female
1838–1858 Male
1840–1913 Male
1843–1902 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1853 · First State Fair
Age 20
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
Age 29
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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