Brief Life History of Sarah Esther
When Sarah Esther West was born on 9 November 1829, in Benton, Tennessee, United States, her father, Samuel Walker West, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Cooper, was 24. She married William Barton on 26 February 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 28 March 1906, in Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah E Barton in household of Wm Barton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Esther West - birth: 8 November 1829; Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
- Sarah Esther Barton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
Name Meaning
English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Esther West
She and her family lived on a beautiful horse ranch in Tennessee until they were converted to the Church. They left and moved to Nauvoo, Ill.
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