Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Bagnall was born on 23 December 1852, in England, United Kingdom, her father, Cornelius Bagnall, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Sarah Whitear, was 39. She married John Marion Harlow about 1872, in California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853 and lived in Brighton, Sacramento, California, United States in 1880 and Brighton Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States in 1900. She died on 1 June 1929, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 76.
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- Susanna Bagnell in household of Cornelius Bagnell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Susannah Bagnall - Government record: birth-name: Susannah Bagnall
- Susanna Bagnall, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1857 · 7.9 Earthquake In Fort Tejon
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): habitational name from Bagnall or Bagnall in Alrewas, both in Staffordshire, named with the Old English personal name Badeca, Baduca (from a short form of various compound names with the first element beadu ‘battle’) + Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ) or holt ‘wood’ (see Holt ). In the 16th century the name was taken to Ireland, where it became established in Leinster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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