Sarah married Benjamin Jordan in July 1828 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.[1] Benjamin remarried in 1833; no information about the fate of Sarah has been located.
Note
Sarah's parents need confirmation.
Sarah was the first wife of Benjamin E Jordan (abt.1801-1878). The records indicate that Benjamin remarried in 1832 to Abigail Wallace.
The records also indicate that all of the children of Benjamin E Jordan (abt.1801-1878) were the children of Abigail Wallace, their attachments here have been severed.
No death record has been located.
This 1850 U.S. Census record for the household of Nathaniel Jordan, Benjamin's father, may include Sarah: Sally Jordan age 40.[2]
In 1870 there was a Sarah H. Jordan living near to Benjamin and Abigail.[3]
Note: Sarah was called his first wife, no other listed.
VR North America "Benjamin Jordan & Sarah Dyer 13 Nov 1828, Portland"
Sources
↑Marriage:
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
citing Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm
FamilySearch Record: Q28Q-LB5J (accessed 30 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BL-HX5F Image number 00247
Sarah Dyer marriage to Benjamin Jordan in Jul 1828 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
↑1850 Census:
"United States Census, 1850"
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 25; Digital film/folder number: 004193969; FHL microfilm: 9721; Image number: 364; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01171-7
FamilySearch Record: M6JG-ZPR (accessed 30 September 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DRR9-SC3
Sally Jordan (40) in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Born in Maine.
Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1: Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury: Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934: Note: NS113603: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
Early American Newspapers, Series I, 1690-1876: Publication: NEHGS: Note: NS123873: Source Media Type: Newspaper: Master Listing Source: Y
Vital Records of South Portland, Maine: Note: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
The Reverend Robert Jordan Memorial: Author: Jordan, Tristram Frost: Publication: Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1882: Note: NS357153: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
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