Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Hirst was born on 5 August 1813, in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Gideon Hurst, was 36 and her mother, Mary Woolcott, was 32. She married Joseph Beecroft on 14 October 1832, in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 3 September 1882, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Beecroft in household of Joseph Beecroft, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah Hurst, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Hirst, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Hurst .
German: variant of Hürst (see Hurst ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Hurst Beecroft life sketch
John Hurst Beecroft life sketch submitted by Ellen Beecroft Farnsworth, daughter of Robert C. Beecroft. John Hurst Beecroft was born in Little Horton, Yorkshire, England, Oct. 19, 1846. On May 25 …
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