Brief Life History of Sarah Jane
When Sarah Jane Peck was born on 15 September 1825, in Bainbridge, Bainbridge, Chenango, New York, United States, her father, Benjamin Peck, was 38 and her mother, Phebe Crosby, was 25. She married Charles Coulson Rich on 9 January 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 29 November 1893, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Sarah J Ricks, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Rich, "BillionGraves Index"
- Sarah Jane Rich, "Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries, 1864-2007"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
English: variant of Speake , with loss of initial S- (or perhaps vice versa).
English: variant of Peak .
English: perhaps occasionally a variant of Petch , itself a variant of Peach .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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