Sarah Geraldine Petty

Brief Life History of Sarah Geraldine

When Sarah Geraldine Petty was born on 21 March 1833, in Henry, Tennessee, United States, her father, Albert Petty, was 37 and her mother, Catherine Pettey, was 30. She married Neuman Brown on 8 January 1851, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 21 April 1852, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 19, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Neuman Brown
1830–1879
Sarah Geraldine Petty
1833–1852
Marriage: 8 January 1851
Sarah Catherine Brown
1852–1923

Sources (14)

  • Sarah G Petty in household of Albert Petty, "United States Census, 1850"
  • BIRTH: IN, Floyd Co., Newman Brown in the Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830
  • Sarah Geraldine Petty Brown, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

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.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Petit . The name is also found inIreland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerryin the 17th century by Sir William Petty.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

"kind and gentle nature"

Neuman Brown, son of James Polly and Eunice Reasor Brown, was born in Indiana, July 18, 1830. He died April 6, 1879 near Lee's Ferry, Arizona when he and his family were on their way to Arizona to mak …

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