When Sarah Ann Jane Morehead was born on 23 February 1817, in Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States, her father, Joseph Morehead, was 43 and her mother, Jane Storey Jenkins, was 36. She married Preston Thomas on 10 May 1838, in Tipton, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1851 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 11 April 1902, in Clifton, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
English (northern): variant of Muirhead .
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