Sarah Alice Wilson

Brief Life History of Sarah Alice

When Sarah Alice Wilson was born on 27 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Wellington Paul Wilson, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Boardman Smith, was 29. She lived in Jefferson, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 2 October 1864, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wellington Paul Wilson
1814–1896
Elizabeth Boardman Smith
1817–1893
Stephen Fairchild Wilson
1837–1927
Wellington Paul Wilson
1838–1838
Wilson
1839–
Sidney Smith Wilson
1839–1908
Maryette Wilson
1841–1856
Wilson
1843–
Elizabeth Wilson
1843–1864
Sarah Alice Wilson
1846–1864
Clarissa Jane Wilson
1848–1864
Ira Lyman Wilson
1852–1924
Oliver Cowdery Wilson
1855–1896
Joseph Ellis Wilson Sr.
1858–1930

Sources (7)

  • Sarah Alice Wilson, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • Research Log for Sarah Alice Wilson by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
  • Sarah Alice Wilson - Pioneer Overland Travel

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple

On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.

1854

On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

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

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