Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Asper was born on 30 September 1851, in Congress Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States, her father, Elias Asper, was 31 and her mother, Jane McCune Morrow, was 35. She lived in Wabash Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 7 September 1869, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Elizabeth Aspier in household of Elias Aspier, "United States Census, 1860"
- SARAH ELIZABETH McCASPER, "BillionGraves Index"
- Sarah Elizabeth Asper, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Green River, Utah Territory, United States 1854: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Swiss German, German, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone living by aspen trees, from Middle High German aspe, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word (compare Asp ). This surname is rare in Germany and virtually non-existing in Switzerland.
Americanized form of Arabic Esber 1 or Esper 4.
History: Many of the American Aspers are descendants of Johannes Georg Asper and his family, who in the middle of the 18th century came from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in York County, PA. Johannes Georg's father was from Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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