Sarah A Ford

Brief Life History of Sarah A

When Sarah A Ford was born in 1861, in Indiana, United States, her father, William Ford, was 37 and her mother, Mary Jane Siddens, was 29. She married Thomas Jefferson McNorton on 25 February 1878, in Putnam, Indiana, United States. She lived in Monroe Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Bainbridge, Monroe Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died in 1948, at the age of 87, and was buried in Brick Chapel, Monroe Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States.

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Sherman Murphy
1865–1948
Sarah A Ford
1861–1948
Marriage: 23 June 1904

Sources (6)

  • Sarah Murphy, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Sallie A Ford, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Sarah Murphy in household of Sherman Murphy, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).

Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).

Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.

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

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