Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Sawyer was born on 12 June 1790, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Asahel Sawyer, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Rindge, was 23. She married Dan Atwood on 16 January 1812, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 October 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Pollie Atwood in household of Milton Atwood, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Polly Sawyer - Published information: Birth announcement
- Polly Sawyer, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who earned his living by sawing wood, from Middle English sauer(e), sauw(i)er, also sagh(i)er, sag(i)er ‘sawyer’, a derivative of Old English sagu ‘saw’.
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname, or translation into English of Jewish Seger or some other surname meaning ‘sawyer’, e.g. German Sager and Slovenian Žagar (see Zagar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Polly Sawyer Atwood - by Edward Wheelock Tullidge
Polly died in Salt Lake City, Oct. 16th, 1876, and is worthy of a passing notice, because of her many good deeds in the service of God. She was another of the last century women, being born in 179 …
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