Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Longstroth was born on 19 February 1826, in Arncliffe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Stephen Longstroth, was 36 and her mother, Ann Gill, was 30. She married Willard Richards on 25 January 1843. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 26 January 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (27)
- Sarah Richards in household of Willard Richards, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Langstroth in entry for Sarah Ellen R. Smith, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Sarah Langstroth in household of St Langstroth, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Spouse and Children
1804–1854 Male
1826–1858 Female
Children (4)
1847–1942 Male
1848–1913 Male
1850–1915 Female
1853–1947 Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1861 Male
1795–1878 Female
Siblings (12)
1816–1816 Male
1817–1839 Female
1820–1840 Female
1822–1834 Male
1824–1909 Female
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World Events (8)
1827
Age 1
1830
Age 4
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 10
Name Meaning
English (North Yorkshire): habitational name from Langstroth(dale) in North Yorkshire, where this rare surname has a long history.
History: Bartholomew Langstroth, a Quaker, left Yorkshire c. 1699 and settled in Bucks county, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
DR. RALPH TAYLOR RICHARDS TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER; AN EXCERPT FROM HIS BOOK "OF MEDICINE, HOSPITALS, AND DOCTORS" University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 1953
" A man cannot write about the kind of father I had without having his judgment tinctured with affection. Thirty-four years of companionship, playing, fishing, and working together left many memo …
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