Sarah Waldinwood

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Waldinwood was born about 1854, in East Whiteland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Henry Walkinhood, was 35 and her mother, Margaret Longacre, was 33. She lived in West Whiteland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

Henry Walkinhood
1820–1871
Margaret Longacre
1823–
Elizabeth Waldinwood
1845–
Joseph Waldinwood
1849–
William Waldinwood
1851–
Sarah Waldinwood
1854–
Milton Waldinwood
1856–
Mary Waldinwood
1859–
Milton Walkinghood
1865–

Sources (1)

  • Sarah Walkinhood in household of Henry Walkinhood, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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