Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 6 March 1838, in Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States, her father, Henry Ammon Wheeler, was 23 and her mother, Elvira Teeples, was 18. She married Martin Henry Henderson on 23 July 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 10 December 1869, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Malad City Cemetery, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- Sarah E. Henderson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler Henderson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Wheeler in entry for Martin Henderson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.
History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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