Sarah Ann Eames

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Eames was born on 23 January 1848, in Garway, Herefordshire, England, her father, John Eames, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Powell, was 19. She married John Carver on 9 January 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Radnorshire, Wales in 1861. She died on 24 September 1909, in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Carver
1822–1912
Sarah Ann Eames
1848–1909
Marriage: 9 January 1871
David Edwin Carver
1871–1928
Lewis Henry Carver
1873–1945
Albert James Carver
1875–1954
Eli Walter Carver
1878–1879
Hyrum Samuel Carver
1880–1961
Elizabeth Ann Carver
1882–1937
Curtis Roy Carver
1885–1889

Sources (20)

  • Sarah Evans in household of John Carver, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Sarah Ann Carver, "Utah Death Certificates, 24 Sep 1909
  • Sarah Ann Carver, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1857

Historical Boundaries 1857: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

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

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English eme, eim ‘uncle’ (Old English ēam). Most of the modern variants of the surname have post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

Story Highlight

Sketch of the Life of Sarah Ann Eames This story is written by her granddaughter, Thelma Carver Green. Some of the material about the early part of her life was taken from the story of the life of Ma …

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