Sarah Brower Beitler

Brief Life History of Sarah Brower

When Sarah Brower Beitler was born on 31 August 1823, in Pughtown, South Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Abraham Beitler, was 38 and her mother, Mary Brower, was 34. She married Jacob Gibson on 20 April 1848, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 12 June 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Gibson
1814–1882
Sarah Brower Beitler
1823–1908
Marriage: 20 April 1848
Mary Leota Gibson
1849–1926
Hannah Frances Gibson
1852–1910
Sarah Beitler Gibson
1854–1938
Georganna Gibson
1856–1856
Jane Elizabeth Gibson
1861–1928
Jacob Gibson
1865–1940
Abraham Beitler Gibson
1868–1877

Sources (54)

  • Sarah B. Gibson, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah B. Beitler Gibson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Sarah B Gibson, "Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German:

variant of Beutler .

from an ancient Germanic personal name related to Old High German wīt ‘far’.

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

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WILFORD WOODRUFF COMPANY (1850)

Jacob Gibson BIRTH DATE 1 Jan. 1814 DEATH DATE 1 May 1882 GENDER Male AGE 36 Sources Gibson, Jacob, Autobiography. Trail Excerpt Source Location Church Archives, Salt Lake City, Utah Gibson, Jacob …

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