Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Thompson was born on 19 March 1835, in Kingston upon Hull St Mary, Yorkshire, England, her father, George Thompson, was 38 and her mother, Jane Goldthorpe, was 28. She married Jonathan Oldham Duke on 19 October 1855, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 14 April 1896, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (62)
- Sarah Jane Thompson in entry for James Emmons, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Sarah Duke in household of Martha Duke, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Thompson in entry for James Emmons and Estella Jackman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Spouse and Children
1807–1868 Male
1835–1896 Female
Children (8)
1856–1921 Female
1858–1942 Male
1860–1912 Female
1862–1948 Male
1864–1919 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1796–1876 Male
1807–1866 Female
Siblings (5)
1829–1894 Male
1835–1896 Female
1838–1908 Female
1840–1916 Female
1844–1852 Male
World Events (8)
1843
Age 8
1849
Age 14
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)om(me) (see Thom ) + -son ‘son of Tom’. Thomson is usually the Scottish form, that with the intrusive -p- being English. Both forms are common in Ireland. The surname Thompson is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Thomsen and of its Swedish cognate Thomsson. Compare Thomson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson was born 19 March 1836 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. The daughter of George and Jane Goldthorpe Thompson. She had 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Charles died just before they left England …
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