Sarah Alexandrina Bray

Brief Life History of Sarah Alexandrina

Sarah Alexandrina Bray was born on 9 May 1850, in Shephall, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. She married John Haskell Woodbury on 10 May 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 10 April 1929, in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Haskell Woodbury
1845–1935
Sarah Alexandrina Bray
1850–1929
Marriage: 10 May 1870
John Howard Bray Woodbury
1871–1909
Joseph Jeremiah Bray Woodbury
1874–1877
Sarah Elizabeth Bray Woodbury
1876–1877
Catherine Mabel Woodbury
1878–1976
Woodbury
1880–1880
Henry Hobart Bray Woodbury
1881–1883
William Henry Bray Woodbury
1883–1956
Warren Haskell Woodbury
1885–1955
Harrison Bray Woodbury I
1887–1971

Sources (66)

  • Alzina Woodberry in household of John Woodberry, "United States Census, 1870"
  • CHRISTENING: Alesondrina Bray, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • MARRIAGE: 10 MAY 1870 SARAH ALEXINE BRAY AND JOHN HASKELL WOODBURY

World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places in Berkshire and Devon. The former is probably named with Old French bray ‘marsh’, the latter from the Cornish element bre ‘hill’.

English: perhaps a topographic name from northern Middle English bra ‘steep (river) bank’ or ‘brow of a hill’, denoting someone who lived at such a place.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy or Picardy called Bray (Eure, Calvados, Aisne, Somme); see 6.

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

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NOTES ON LATEST RESEARCH - SARAH ALEXANDRINA BRAY

Sarah Overhill BRAY joined the LDS Church in England and emigrated to America 7 May 1853. Her daughter who was 5 years old when they were separated said that they lived in Canada for a while possibly …

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