Person:Sarah Claff (1)

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Sarah Claff
b.Abt 1877 Russia
 
m. 1857
  1. Abraham Claff1863 - 1932
  2. Benjamin Claff1866 - 1933
  3. Edwin Claff1867 - 1945
  4. Minnie (Esther) F. Claff1867 -
  5. Mark Benjamin Claff1868 - 1928
  6. Elizabeth Lorainne Claff1875 - 1948
  7. Sarah ClaffAbt 1877 -
  8. Lena Leah Claff1877 - 1934
  9. Marie Claff1878 - 1954
  10. Rose Claff1880 -
  11. Anna Claff1883 - 1940
  12. Maude E. Claff1884 - 1961
  1. Estelle Rosedale1894 - 1990
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Name Sarah Claff
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1877 Russia
Marriage to Charles Rosedale

Sarah and Anna Claff each opened corset shops in Boston, and fought over who could use the name Madame Claff. Anna evidently won, since Sarah took the name Madame Sarah. One of them ended up on Fifth Avenue, NY. Sarah put Charles through medical school, and he later became well known in medicine in California. Madame SarAAH was on Newbury Street in Boston.