Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Williams was born on 17 October 1834, in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Williams, was 29 and her mother, Mary Griffiths, was 24. She married Samuel Bennion on 13 February 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Iron, Utah, United States in 1850. She died in December 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 20, and was buried in Union Fort Cemetery, Union, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Williams, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Williams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Williams Bennion, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Williams Bennion (1836-1854) by Leon Williams and Helen Madsen Little has been known of Sarah Williams, Samuel's second wife, until recently when descendants of Sarah's brother made contact with …
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