Brief Life History of Sarah Sophia
When Sarah Sophia Hoopes was born on 9 May 1872, in Weston, Oneida, Idaho, United States, her father, Warner Hoopes, was 54 and her mother, Johanne Marie Jensen, was 22. She married Homer Gifford on 9 December 1893, in Weston, Oneida, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in South Boise Election Precinct, Ada, Idaho, United States for about 5 years and Boise, Idaho, United States in 1942. She died on 3 May 1946, in Montour, Gem, Idaho, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.
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- Sarah S Gifford, "United States Census, 1940"
- Sarah Sophia Gifford, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"
- Sarah S Hooper in entry for William D Gifford, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1884
Historical Boundaries 1884: Ada, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Ada, Idaho, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Variant of Hopes or Hoops .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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