Brief Life History of Sarah J.
When Sarah J. Haynes was born on 2 October 1844, in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joshua Albert Haynes, was 31 and her mother, Charlotte Perkins, was 24. She married William Wallace Benson on 27 June 1864, in West Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 19 September 1874, in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 29, and was buried in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Sarah Benson in household of William M Benson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Haynes, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
- Sarah Haynes, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hayne , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s; see Hain . Compare Hains .
English: habitational name from Haynes (Bedfordshire), which may derive from Old English hagenas, plural form of hagen ‘enclosure’.
English: in English counties bordering Wales, perhaps from the Welsh personal name Einws (a pet form of Welsh Einion) with a prosthetic H-; see also Enos . While this is linguistically possible there is no evidence yet to show that it was the origin of the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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