Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Buell Hollister was born in 1829, in Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Edwin M. Hollister, was 29 and her mother, Gratia Taylor Buell, was 27. She married Broughton D. Harris about 1848, in Andover, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States for about 30 years. She died on 8 January 1908, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Sarah B Harris in household of B D Harris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Buell Harris, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- Sarah B Hollister, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1848
Andover was incorporated on May 18, 1848, from Hebron and Coventry.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Bowell .
North German (Büll): unexplained. Compare Bull .
History: William Buell came from Wales to Windsor, CT, in or c. 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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