Sarah Ann Pulsipher

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Pulsipher was born on 2 November 1824, in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Zera Pulsipher, was 36 and her mother, Mary Ann Brown, was 26. She married John Alger on 6 January 1842, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 1 January 1909, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alger
1820–1897
Sarah Ann Pulsipher
1824–1909
Marriage: 6 January 1842
Nelson Alger
1843–1846
Sarah Ann Alger
1845–1933
Olivia "Ollie" Alger
1847–1930
Adeliza Alger
1849–1925
John Zera Alger
1852–1933
Martha Ellen Alger
1853–1934
Anna Eliza Alger
1856–1945
Samuel Nelson Alger Sr.
1858–1911
Alva Don Pulsipher Alger
1860–1898
Willard Edgar Alger
1862–1947
Mary Edna Alger
1865–1946

Sources (102)

  • Sarah P Alger in household of John Alger, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Ann Pulsipher - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sarah Pulsipher
  • Sarah Pulsifer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple

On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Pulsifer .

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

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Annie Eliza Alger, Her Memories [John Alger & Brigham Young conversation, Move to St George, Herd Cows, House Robbed]

A little west of Main Street on Third South [Salt Lake City], my father owed an acre of land and there I was born on the twentieth day of December, 1855, the sixth child of John Alger and Sarah Pulsip …

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