When Sarah Simmons was born on 17 August 1828, in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Simmons, was 33 and her mother, Ann Harriet Kemp, was 38. She married John Prior Thomson Jr on 28 April 1846, in Heathfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1862 and lived in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 May 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
English (southeastern): variant of Simon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Possible Related NamesOrson Spencer Thomson, born April 28, 1855 at Brighton, Sussex County, England, is the second son of John Prior and Sarah Simmons Thomson, who were born March 26 1824 at Heathfield, Sussex County, Eng …
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