When Sarah Mariah Texana East was born on 31 December 1840, in Brenham, Washington, Republic of Texas, her father, Edward Wallace East, was 26 and her mother, Willmirth Matilda Greer, was 16. She married Seth Millington Blair on 26 September 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 8 July 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1843: Washington, Republic of Texas 1845: Washington, Texas, United States
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
English: topographic name for someone who came from the east or who lived on the eastern side of a settlement. Compare Estes .
Americanized form (translation into English) of North German Ost and Swedish Öst.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThis text of Edward Wallace East’s “Reminiscences by E. W. East” was prepared by Danelle Curtis using scans of the original hand written journal. The original journal is now at the BYU-Provo Ha …
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