Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Zufelt was born on 26 July 1804, in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Anthony Theunis Zufelt, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Rowley, was 38. She married Andrew Weir in 1825, in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 March 1884, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79.
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Sources (10)
- Sarah Murdoch in household of Jno Murdoch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Quefelt in entry for George Murdock, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Sarah Murdock, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of open country, from German zu ‘at’ + Fel(d)t ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Murdock, John, Autobiography [n.d.], 58
March 1847. The Omaha Indians killed my Ox: but about the 1rst of April I made out three yoke of Oxen and two wagons, and my Son Gideon, being but six years old, accompanying me, we drove said wagons …
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