Sarah Elizabeth McArthur

28 February 1827–7 August 1908 (Age 81)
Holland, Holland, Erie, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth McArthur was born on 28 February 1827, in Holland, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Duncan McArthur, was 30 and her mother, Susan McKeen, was 25. She married Thomas Eldridge Fuller on 26 January 1846, in Nauvoo Illinois Temple, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 7 August 1908, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lucius Nelson Scovil
1806–1889
Sarah Elizabeth McArthur
1827–1908
Marriage: 28 October 1857
Julia Scovil
1858–1858
Amasa Nelson Scovil
1863–1928
Sarah Luella Scovil
1867–1969

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 October 1857Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 3
    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
    1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
    Age 12
    After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
    1849
    Age 22
    Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Artair, ‘son of Arthur’ (see Arthur ).History: Clan Arthur is a Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with lands on the northern shores of Loch Awe. In 1427 the chief of the clan was one of several Highland chiefs executed for treason by King James I; it is said that the clan never recovered. As a matter of fact, there were several different Highland families and septs of other clans bearing the name Mac Artair.

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

    Possible Related Names

    McCarther
    Arthur
    McCarter
    McArtor
    McCartha

    Story Highlight

    DUNCAN McARTHUR

    DUNCAN MCARTHUR - 1796-1864 by Annie McArthur Jennings, a great-granddaughter Duncan McArthur was born the eleventh child of the twelve children of John McArthur and Margaret Aiken McArthur. He was …

    Sources (59)

    • Sarah Scovil, "United States Census, 1900"
    • Sarah Fuller, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Sarah Libey Mcarthur in entry for Amasa Scovil, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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