Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Godwin was born on 18 October 1800, in Staffordshire, England, her father, Thomas Godwin, was 31 and her mother, Sarah, was 31. She married Smith Sherratt on 15 May 1822, in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1822 and Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 16 July 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Brown in household of Thomas Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for Sarah Sherratt
- Sarah Brown, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
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World Events (8)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English:
from the common Old English personal name Godwine, a compound of god ‘god’ + wine ‘friend, protector, lord’, which survived the Conquest. Compare Goodwin , with which it has most probably been confused.
alternatively, the name may occasionally derive from an Old English female personal name Godwynn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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SHERRATT FAMILY
Taken from OUR NAUVOO CONNECTION Compiled by Gaylynn Sherratt Childs The Sherratt Family of Cheshire. England Among the rich harvest of souls converted to the Church during the first decade of missio …
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