Sarah Elizabeth Ewell

18 April 1841–4 July 1893 (Age 52)
Livingston, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Ewell was born on 18 April 1841, in Livingston, Missouri, United States, her father, William Fletcher Ewell, was 25 and her mother, Mary Lee Bland, was 23. She married Joseph Abram Stewart on 9 November 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Goshen, Cedar, Utah, United States in 1860 and Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 4 July 1893, in Georgetown, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Georgetown Cemetery, Cannonville, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Abram Stewart
1837–1897
Sarah Elizabeth Ewell
1841–1893
Marriage: 9 November 1861
Mary Melinda Stewart
1863–1931
Louisa Ann Stewart
1865–1960
Joseph Levi Stewart
1868–1931
Elizabeth Jane Stewart
1870–1947
Sarah Elvira Stewart
1878–1909
Olive DeEsta Stewart
1887–1981

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 November 1861Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 5
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847
    Age 6
    Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
    Age 16
    The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

    Name Meaning

    English (Kent): habitational name from Ewell Minnis or Temple Ewell (Kent) or possibly from Ewell (Surrey), all named from Old English ǣwell ‘river source’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Eull
    Euell

    Story Highlight

    BIOGRAPHY OF SARAH ELIZABETH EWELL STEWART

     Sarah Elizabeth was born 18 April 1841 in Livingston, Missouri to William Fletcher and Mary Lee Bland Ewell.  Her mother was a Southern Belle and her father had been a missionary for the Church in t …

    Sources (24)

    • Elizabeth Ewell in entry for Mary Stewart Houtz, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
    • Sarah E Jones in household of Peter Jones, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Elizabeth Ewell in entry for Louisa Ann Sewart Bybee, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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