Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Blackburn was born on 12 April 1827, in Chadderton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Blackburn, was 31 and her mother, Isabella Collinson, was 30. She married Dr. Samuel Emanuel Leigh Newton on 6 October 1844, in Manchester Our Lady-St George and St Denys, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 28 June 1905, in Salt Lake 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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- Sarah Blakburn in household of Thos Blakburn, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Sarah Ann Blackburn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Ann Blackburn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1848
Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Marriage at the Manchester Cathedral
The records indicate that Samuel Newton and Sarah Ann Blackburn were married at the Manchester Cathedral in 1844. I have posted a picture of the cathedral as it looks today. I recently learned that …
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