William Henry Harrison Sagers

Brief Life History of William Henry Harrison

When William Henry Harrison Sagers was born on 3 May 1815, in LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States, his father, John Sagers, was 33 and his mother, Amy Sweet, was 23. He married Lucinda "Lucy" Madison on 22 December 1834, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Portneuf, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 19 June 1886, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Harrison Sagers
1815–1886
Ruth Adelia Wheaton
1832–1871
Marriage: 10 June 1851
John Henry Sagers
1851–1900
Don Carlos Sagers
1854–1910
Ruth Emeline Sagers
1860–1911
Lucinda Maude Sagers
1862–1941
George W. Sagers
1862–
Amy Roselle Sagers
1865–1952
Vina Sagers
1866–
Sarah Sagers
1869–
Della Blanche Sagers
1871–1951

Sources (90)

  • Harrison Sagers, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Unknown, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • William Henry Harrison Sagers, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Dutch: from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch saghen ‘to saw’. This surname has died out in the Netherlands.

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

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Martha Spence Journal 1850-1860

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt:Heywood, Martha Spence, Journals 1850-[1860], vol. 1, 3-14.Read Trail Excerpt: At Bethlehem camp we remained two weeks after I joine …

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