Sarah Farr

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Farr was born on 30 October 1849, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, Lorin Farr, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Bailey Chase, was 26. She married John Henry Smith on 20 October 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 4 February 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Smith
1848–1911
Sarah Farr
1849–1921
Marriage: 20 October 1866
John Henry Smith Jr
1868–1868
George Albert Smith Sr.
1870–1951
Lorin Farr Smith
1872–1872
Don Carlos Smith
1874–1927
Ezra Chase Smith
1876–1951
Charles Warren Smith
1879–1879
Winslow Farr Smith
1881–1966
Nathaniel Libby Smith
1883–1935
Nancy Claire Bell Smith
1886–1961
Tirzah Priscilla Smith
1887–1951
Elsie Louise Smith
1891–1956

Sources (43)

  • Sarah Farr in household of Lorin Farr, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Farr Smith, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Sarah Farr in entry for Winslow Farr Smith, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English fear(r), farre (Old English fearr) ‘steer, ox’, applied as a nickname for a fierce man or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a bull.

German: nickname from Middle High German varne, var, with the same meaning as 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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