Brief Life History of Sarah Minerva
When Sarah Minerva Low was born on 8 February 1831, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Bear Low, was 39 and her mother, Odena Helena Clapp, was 25. She married Daniel Monroe Starr on 30 March 1847, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Carolina, Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States in 1870 and Jefferson Township, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 5 December 1882, at the age of 51, and was buried in Whitsett, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
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- Sarah Starr, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Siler, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Sarah Low, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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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.
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw (see Law 2).
Scottish and English: nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (from Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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