Sarah Wheeler

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Wheeler was born on 21 October 1840, in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Wheeler, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Gillings, was 32. She married Thomas Etherington on 9 March 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1857 and lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 17 March 1899, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Etherington
1836–1907
Sarah Wheeler
1840–1899
Marriage: 9 March 1858
Elizabeth Ann Etherington
1858–1927
Sarah Jane Etherington
1860–1930
Mary Eliza Etherington
1862–1948
Susan Adelia Etherington
1864–1937
Francis Alice Etherington
1866–1923
Ellen Marie Etherington
1868–1868
Thomas William Etherington
1869–1869
Emily Edith Etherington
1870–1873
Laura Mae Etherington
1873–1942
Esther Caroline Etherington
1876–1956
George William Etherington
1879–1948
James Albert Etherington
1882–1952

Sources (36)

  • Sarah Etherington in household of Thos Etherington, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Ethrington, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • Sarah Etherington, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"

World Events (8)

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.

History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.

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

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History of John Wheeler Jr. as written by a grandchild (partial copy)

History of John Wheeler Jr. (partial Xerox copies**) Written by a Grandchild of John Wheeler Jr. Page 1 FOREWORD I have been requested under pressure, to write a history of the William Wheeler …

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