Brief Life History of Sarah Christina
When Sarah Christina Misklea was born on 22 June 1874, in Thorold, Welland, Ontario, Canada, her father, Martin Miskela, was 29 and her mother, Ann Foster, was 28. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Emmanuel Miller Griffin. She lived in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, United States in 1910 and Niagara, New York, United States in 1920. She died on 29 August 1947, in Florida, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Sarah A Griffin in household of Manuel M Griffin, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Sarah C Griffin in entry for Ralph Martin Griffin, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Sarah C Griffin in household of Emanuel Griffin, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1878 · St. Mary's Episcopal Church is Built
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida organized a mission church in 1878 to provide a location that could serve seasonal guests. Visitors and residents from Green Cove Springs raised over $1000 to build the church. On March 10, 1879, the Church held its first service. This location is notable because it would eventually be added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places (February 17, 1978).
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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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