Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Matthews was born on 11 May 1844, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Willis Matthews Sr., was 23 and her mother, Sarah Garner, was 22. She died in 1853, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 9.
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Sources (6)
- Ann Mathews in household of Daniel Mathews, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah Ann Matthews, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Ann Matthews, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (1)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sara Ann Matthews, born on 11 May 1844, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England; died in 1853 in Nebraska on the Mormon Trail. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial; Stone 4 (left side) Father …
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