Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Whitney was born on 15 February 1798, in New Paltz, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Roswell Whitney, was 33 and her mother, Phebe Ellsworth, was 23. She married Simeon Crandall on 15 February 1816, in Benton, Yates, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in March 1886, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Sarah Crandell in household of Simeon Crandell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah Crandell in household of Simeon Crandell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011
Spouse and Children
1797–1872 Male
1798–1886 Female
Children (8)
1816–1841 Male
1820– Male
1822–1856 Male
1827–1900 Female
1828– Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1764–1830 Male
1774–1863 Female
Siblings (12)
1791–1863 Male
1796– Female
1796–1855 Male
1798–1886 Female
1804– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1818
Age 20
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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