Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Matthews was born on 17 January 1843, in Northill, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jeremiah Matthews, was 41 and her mother, Anne Martin, was 31. She married Patterson Moss on 2 February 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 8 June 1874, in Portage, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Portage, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Mathews in household of Jeremiah Mathews, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah Matthews, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Sarah Ann Matthew Moss, "Find A Grave 14926752"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Newspaper Article about Sarah Jane Matthews' Wagon Train
This article describes the events of the wagon train which Sarah Matthews and her daughter Sarah Jane traveled. Wilford Woodruff, Jr. is mentioned as a related person in this article. They Departed 1 …
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