Sarah Alice Bussell

Female9 April 1853–11 March 1887

Brief Life History of Sarah Alice

When Sarah Alice Bussell was born on 9 April 1853, in Union Township, Rush, Indiana, United States, her father, Henry Bussel, was 30 and her mother, Malinda H. Pentecost, was 26. She died on 11 March 1887, at the age of 33, and was buried in Lowe Cemetery, Greenbrier, Greenfield Township, Orange, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Bussel
1822–1874
Malinda H. Pentecost
1826–1910
John Wesley Bussell
1851–1873
Sarah Alice Bussell
1853–1887
William Edgar Bussell
1855–1899
Levi Marshall Bussell
1858–1932

Sources (3)

  • Alice Bussel in household of Malinda Bussel, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Grave Stone
  • Sarah A Bussel in household of Henry Bussel, "United States Census, 1860"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

Age 3

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1861

Age 8

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Orange, Indiana, United States

1863

Age 10

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Boswell (of Norman origin) or Bissell 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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