Brief Life History of Sarah Cox
When Sarah Cox Smith was born on 26 February 1794, in Bernardsville, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Cox, was 27 and her mother, Amy Smith, was 22. She married Elias Hutchings on 29 December 1816, in Avery, Milan Township, Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 September 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (35)
- Sally Hutchins, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sally Smith, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Sally Smith in entry for William W. Sr. Hutchings, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
Spouse and Children
1784–1845 Male
1794–1863 Female
Children (12)
1817–1881 Male
1818–1895 Male
1819–1819 Female
1820–1821 Male
1821–1822 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1767–1816 Male
1772–1864 Female
Siblings (4)
1794–1863 Female
1796–1878 Female
1798–1885 Female
1799– Female
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1803
Age 9
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 25
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sally Smith
SALLY SMITH 1794-1862 Sally came to Utah later with the Saints and lived in the 19th Ward in Salt Lake City. She was a faithful member of the Church and was interested in temple work. She marrie …
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