Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Sloat was born on 6 January 1821, in Jefferson, Jefferson, Schoharie, New York, United States, her father, John Lounsbury Sloat, was 21 and her mother, Catharine Cress, was 23. She married Charles Clark Burr on 18 December 1843, in Leyden, Lewis, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Kensington District, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 18 June 1910, in Burrville, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Burrville Cemetery, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Burr in household of Chas Burr, "United States Census, 1860"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Sarah Burr, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Sloot, a topographic name from sloot ‘drainage ditch, channel’ (compare Vandersloot ), or of Slott ‘lock’.
History: Early Sloats in America were Dutch, emigrating from the Netherlands in the mid 17th century. A Jan Pieterson Sloat or Slott (c. 1613–1703), is recorded as an immigrant in New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) in 1650.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A History of Charles and Sarah Burr
A History of Charles Clark Burr and Sarah Sloat* Wesley R. Burr and Jane Bryson* *(This history is chapter 2 in A History of the Burr Pioneers, edited by Wesley R. Burr and Ruth J. Burr and publish …
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