Sarah Jane Armitstead

Brief Life History of Sarah Jane

When Sarah Jane Armitstead was born on 21 March 1851, in Mississippi, United States, her father, James Armitstead, was 29 and her mother, Mary C. Coupe, was 29. She lived in Tensas, Louisiana, United States in 1880. She died on 19 December 1862, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Armitstead
1821–1905
Mary C. Coupe
1821–1901
Thomas Ellis Armistead
1845–1845
Margaret Ann Armitstead
1846–1927
James Nephi Armitstead
1848–1851
Sarah Jane Armitstead
1851–1862
William Henry Armitstead
1854–1923
John Emer Armitstead
1856–1926
Mary Alice Armitstead
1857–1882
Addison Coupe Armitstead
1860–1898
Annie Eliza Armitstead
1863–1932

Sources (7)

  • Sarah J Armisted in household of Jas Armisted, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Sarah Jane Armitstead, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Jane Armitstead, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

World Events (2)

1861

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

1861 · Ship Island is Captured by Union Forces

Ship Island was an important port for French Louisiana as it helped to establish the growth of the Gulf Coast. It is nicknamed “Plymouth Rock of the Gulf Coast.” Later it helped Union forces capture New Orleans and Mobile. Located there is Fort Massachusetts. In 1861, at the beginning of the Civil War, volunteers from Connecticut were sent there. It was used as a place for the POW Confederate soldiers. This area was important to the Battle of Vicksburg and General Sheridan’s victory at Cedar Creek.

Name Meaning

English: see Armistead .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Sarah Jane Armitstead (21 March 1851 – 19 December 1862)

Sarah was born on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and St. Louis. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37703/sarah-jane-armitstead)

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