Sarah Ann Bryson

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Bryson was born on 21 May 1850, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Bryson, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Ann Connery, was 30. She married Perrigrine Sessions on 9 September 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States for about 70 years. She died on 23 December 1934, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Perrigrine Sessions
1814–1893
Sarah Ann Bryson
1850–1934
Marriage: 9 September 1866
Samuel Sessions
1867–1925
Alice Sessions
1870–1941
Hyrum Sessions
1873–1943
Jedediah Sessions
1875–1932
Eliza Tryphena Sessions
1877–1943
Patty Orrilla Sessions
1879–1983
Sarah Ann Sadie Sessions
1881–1941
Olivia Sessions
1883–1969
Heber John Sessions
1885–1980
Leroy Sessions
1888–1970
Calvin Sessions
1890–1975

Sources (56)

  • Sarah A Sessions, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Sarah Ann Bryson Sessions, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956", (1934)
  • Sarah Ann Bryson in entry for Le Roy Sessions, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

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Name Meaning

Scottish: patronymic from the personal name Brice + -son (see Brice and Bryce ).

Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briosáin, a form of Ó Muirgheasáin (see Morrissey ), altered by association with the Scottish surname Bryson, especially in Derry. Bryson was also used for Breslin in Donegal.

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

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Sarah Ann Bryson History

Historical Sketch of Sarah Ann Bryson (Sessions) Daughter of Samuel Bryson and Sarah Ann Connery Written by her I was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, May 21, 1850. I know nothing of the place …

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