Sarah Ann Durrant

18 June 1881–28 November 1955 (Age 74)
American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Durrant was born on 18 June 1881, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, her father, John Durrant, was 44 and her mother, Keziah Keys, was 37. She married Christian Frederick Wilhelm Olson on 10 August 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1904. She died on 28 November 1955, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Christian Frederick Wilhelm Olson
1872–1937
Sarah Ann Durrant
1881–1955
Marriage: 10 August 1904
Vivian Marie Olson
1905–1964
Edith Kezia Olson
1907–1971
Arvel C Olsen
1909–1909
Rulon Frederick Olson
1911–1912
Clifford Delos Olson
1913–1925

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 August 1904Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
    Age 1
    A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
    1896 · Utah Becomes a State
    Age 15
    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
    Age 20
    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 738;2007: 1867; 2010: 3282)English (East Anglia and southeastern England): of Norman origin, a variant of Durant 1.French: variant, mostly Americanized, of Durant 1.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Durrance
    Durant

    Sources (27)

    • Sarah Durrant in entry for Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
    • Sarah Ann Durant Olson in household of Christin F. Olson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Sarah A. Or Sadie Durrant, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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