Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Lyons was born on 2 April 1840, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William James Lyons, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Spencer, was 25. She married John Ashton Binks on 27 May 1855. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 1 September 1862, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Nebraska, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Sarah Binks in household of John Binks, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Lyons Binks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sariah Leyns in entry for William Binks, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (2)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lyon 3.
Irish: adopted for Ó Laighin (see Lyne , Lane , Lyon ) or Ó Liatháin (see Lehane ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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