Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Allen was born on 10 April 1832, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Allen, was 48 and her mother, Margaret Williams, was 43. She married Daniel Greenig on 15 April 1848. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1900. She died on 1 August 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Photos and Memories (2)
Do you know Sarah Ann? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (40)
- Sarah A Grenig in household of Daniel Grenig, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah A Greening, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Sarah Allen Greenig in entry for Sarah Ann Burke, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
Spouse and Children
Children (10)
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Alain, Alein (Old Breton Alan), from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. From 1139 it was common in Scotland, where the surname also derives from Gaelic Ailéne, Ailín, from ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. Saint Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another Saint Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English femaje personal name Aline (Old French Adaline, Aaline), a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Adal-, especially Adalheidis (see Allis ).
French: variant of Allain , a cognate of 1 above, and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.