Sarah Ann Leany

Brief Life History of Sarah Ann

When Sarah Ann Leany was born on 18 August 1846, in Douglas, Nebraska, United States, her father, William Leany, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Scearce, was 24. She married William Stirling on 5 February 1865, in Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 24 October 1900, in Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Leeds Cemetery, Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Stirling
1841–1915
Sarah Ann Leany
1846–1900
Marriage: 5 February 1865
William Stirling Jr
1866–1915
Thomas Stirling
1868–1935
Hyrum Stirling
1869–1883
Ann Elizabeth Stirling
1871–1961
Adelbert Stirling
1873–1895
Helen May Stirling
1874–1899
Sarah Elinor Stirling
1876–1953
Jessie Amelia Stirling
1877–1902
Alice Stirling
1879–1944
Ida Stirling
1881–1958
Ruth Stirling
1883–1964
David Stirling
1885–1970
Isabell Stirling
1888–1965
Joseph Stirling
1889–1969

Sources (31)

  • Sarah Leary in household of Wm Leary, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Ann Laney Stirling, 1900, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Ann Leany in entry for Isabell Stirling Jolley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

1863

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

Name Meaning

Irish: from Ó Laomdha ‘descendant of Laomdha’, a personal name which may be derived from laomtha ‘blazing, flaming’. Also present in England, predominantly in Hampshire.

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

Story Highlight

Sarah Ann Leany Stirling, 18 August 1846 - 24 Oct 1900

by Katherine Stirling Christensen, May 1991 Sarah Ann Leany, my grandmother, was the first child of William Leany and Elizabeth Scearce, who were early pioneers to Utah. Her father was born at Fra …

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