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Sarah Jane Harper
b.3 Apr 1840 Fullarton (township), Perth, Ontario, Canada
d.20 Jun 1920 Shelby, Oceana, Michigan, United States
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m. 2-May-1837
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[edit] DraftParents are James Harper and Mariah Welch. Source is 1920 Sarah Ward death registration. 1840 - Sarah Jane Harper was born on April 3, 1840. Source is 1920 death certificate. 1851 - Sarah 12 was living with her parents James Harper 33 and Maria Harper 36 in Fullarton Township, Perth County, Ontario. Source is 1851 Census. 1857? - Sara abt 18 married Samuel S Ward, abt 23, in Fullarton Township - CANNOT FIND A RECORD OF THIS - BUT MUST BE ABOUT 1857 since their oldest child in 1861 is 4. 1861 - Sara 22 was living with her husband Samuel, 27, labourer, and their 2 children: Elizabeth Ward 4 and James Ward 2 in a log house in Fullarton Township. Source is 1861 census. 1869 - Sarah and family immigrated to Michigan USA. Source is 1900 US census. 1870 - Sara J. 30 was living with Samuel 35, farmer, and their 4 children Ann (may be short for Elizabeth) 12, James 10, Samuel 6 and Euro? 3 in Shelby Township, Oceana County, Michigan, USA. All of these children were born in Fullarton Township. Source is 1870 US census. 1880 - Sara J. 40 was living with Samuel 45, and their 7 children: William 20, Mariah 18, Samuel 15, Margaret 12, Eliza A 10, George 4 and Minnie 1. Eliza and the younger children were born in Michigan - the older ones were born in Canada. Source is 1880 US census. 1900 - Sara J. 60 was living with Samuel 65 and 3 of their children: Maria 38, George A 24 and Minnie J 20. In this census, she was listed as having 8 children with 7 living. Her father was listed as being born in England while her mother was listed as being born in French Canada. Source is 1900 US census. 1915 - Samuel Ward 80 died on November 10, 1915. Source is his death certificate. 1920 - Sara Jane Ward 80 died on June 20, 1840. She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Shelby Township on November 13, 1920. Source is her death certificate and US Find a Grave. |