Sarah Elizabeth Abbott

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Abbott was born on 12 November 1850, in Keg Creek Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Jacob Farnum Abbott, was 42 and her mother, Martha Jane Bickmore, was 18. She married John Dickson McArthur on 13 January 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 24 August 1916, in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Wilford Cemetery, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Dickson McArthur
1845–1913
Sarah Elizabeth Abbott
1850–1916
Marriage: 13 January 1865
Child McArthur
1865–1865
Child McArthur
1867–1867
William Isaac McArthur
1866–1866
John Abbott McArthur
1868–1934
Elizabeth Dickson McArthur
1870–1959
Jacob Farnham Abbott McArthur
1872–1937
Minerva McArthur
1873–1934
Daniel Duncan McArthur
1875–1940
George Abbott McArthur
1878–1929
Joseph Stephen McArthur
1880–1954
Sarah Jane McArthur
1881–1963
David McArthur
1885–1964
Mary Agnes McArthur
1886–1920
Florence McArthur
1887–1968
James McArthur
1890–1964
Danford McArthur
1893–1936
Edith McArthur
1896–1966

Sources (71)

  • Sarah E Mccarther in household of John Mccarther, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Idaho, U.S., Birth Index, 1861-1919, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1967
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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: nickname from Middle English abbod, abbot(t), abbat ‘abbot’ (Old English abbod) or Old French abet ‘priest’. Both the Old English and the Old French term are derived from Late Latin abbas (genitive abbatis) ‘priest’, from Greek abbas, from Aramaic aba ‘father’. The nickname was presumably a joking reference to a person's behaviour. In the US, the English name is also sometimes a translation of a cognate or equivalent European name, e.g. Italian Abate , Spanish Abad , or German Abt .

History: George Abbot from Yorkshire, England, settled in Andover, MA, in 1640; he had numerous prominent descendants. George Abbott (probably not the same man) died in Rowley, MA, in 1647. Another early migrant was James Abbott, who came from Somerset, England, to Long Island, NY, in the 17th century.

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

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Jacob Farnum Abbott 1808

LIFE OF JACOB FARNUM ABBOTT Jacob Farnum Abbott was born 13 September 1808 at Andover, Oxford, Maine to Enos Abbott and Sarah Farnum Abbott. He was the youngest of a large family and the only one …

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