Brief Life History of Sarah 'Sally'
When Sarah 'Sally' Donaldson was born on 31 January 1810, in Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Capt James Alexander Donaldson, was 34 and her mother, Mary 'Polly' Moore, was 27. She married John Jackson Munsee Butler on 2 January 1834, in Venango Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 11 June 1876, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Butler in household of J J Butler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Butler, "BillionGraves Index"
- Sarah Donaldson in entry for John Jackson Munsell (Munsee) Butler, "United States, GenealogyBank Marriages, 1815-2011"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Scottish: patronymic from Donald , generally representing an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill (see McDonald ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Donaldson
Sarah stayed in Pennsylvania while her husband went to make a home for them in Utah. They had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints but none of their Parents or siblings would listen …
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