Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Willis was born on 4 February 1825, in North Side, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Benjamin Willis, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Himbleright, was 22. She married John Scott on 24 March 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and West Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 30 October 1890, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah A Scott, "United States Census, 1870"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Sarah Ann Scott Maiden Name: Willis; Birth Date: 2 Feb 1825 Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Death Date: 30 Oct 1890 Death Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
- Sarah Ann W Scott, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949", 30 Oct 1890 Event Type Death
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
variant of Willows .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Scott (1811-1876)
John Scott was born May 6, 1811 in Armagh, Ireland to Jacob Scott and Sarah Warnock. He emigrated from Ireland to Canada with his parents and brothers and sisters, leaving Ireland on April 5, 1819. …
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