Brief Life History of Sariah Jane
When Sariah Jane Shirts was born on 22 December 1838, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, Peter Shirts, was 30 and her mother, Margaret Cameron, was 29. She married William McDonald on 10 December 1853, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 13 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 20 April 1919, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- Seriah Mcdonald in household of William Mcdonald Sr., "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sariah Jane Shirts - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sariah Jane Shirts
- Sariah Shirts Mcdonald, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schertz .
Possibly also an altered form of English Shirt: topographic name for someone who lived on a detached piece of land, Middle English shurte, from Old English scyrte ‘skirt, cut off piece’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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