Brief Life History of Sarah Ellen
When Sarah Ellen Baxter was born on 6 December 1828, in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Baxter, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Rose, was 27. She married John Balls on 3 November 1848, in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Linstead Magna, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Chediston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 23 April 1874, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Balch, "United States Census, 1870"
- 1829 Christening of Sarah,(Shows mother's maiden name) "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- 1848 Marriage of Sarah Baxter and John Balls, Record Transcription: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English baxter ‘baker’ (from Old English bæcestre ‘baker’, earlier ‘female baker’, the feminine equivalent of bæcere). Compare Baker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Story of Sarah (Balls) Seamons
Life Story of Sarah Balls Written by Elvira (Seamons) Burgess – daughter of Sarah (Edited by Garold S Seamons - grandson) Suffolk County, England, has an area of 1489 square miles and had a populatio …
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