Sarah Margaretta Keyes (1840–1925)
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- Born
- 1840
- Died
- 1925
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- Names in Stone
When was Sarah Margaretta Keyes born? 1840.
When did Sarah Margaretta Keyes die? 1925.
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Sarah Margaretta Keyes (1840–1925) was born in 1840, and died in 1925, at about age 85. A cemetery record documents Sarah Margaretta's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Sarah Margaretta's life.
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1845 · age 5 — The Irish Potato Famine began
1861 · age 21 — The American Civil War began
1867 · age 27 — The United States purchased Alaska
1876 · age 36 — Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone
1898 · age 58 — The Spanish–American War was fought
1906 · age 66 — The San Francisco earthquake struck
1914 · age 74 — World War I began
1920 · age 80 — Women won the right to vote in the United States
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When was Sarah Margaretta Keyes born?
Sarah Margaretta Keyes was born in 1840.
When did Sarah Margaretta Keyes die?
Sarah Margaretta Keyes died in 1925.
How old was Sarah Margaretta Keyes at the time of death?
Sarah Margaretta Keyes was about 85 years old.
Where is Sarah Margaretta Keyes buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Sarah Margaretta's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Sarah Margaretta Keyes was born?
Martin Van Buren was president of the United States when Sarah Margaretta was born.
Who was president when Sarah Margaretta Keyes died?
Calvin Coolidge was president of the United States when Sarah Margaretta died.
What major events happened during Sarah Margaretta Keyes's lifetime?
During Sarah Margaretta's lifetime: the Irish Potato Famine began (1845, age 5); the Emancipation Proclamation took effect (1863, age 23); the Great Chicago Fire burned much of the city (1871, age 31); the Spanish–American War was fought (1898, age 58); Ford introduced the Model T (1908, age 68); World War I ended and the influenza pandemic swept the world (1918, age 78).
Which U.S. censuses would include Sarah Margaretta Keyes?
Federal censuses taken during Sarah Margaretta's lifetime and now public: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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1840
Death
1925
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