Sarah Jane (Bartlett) Sovereign (1832 - aft. 1878)

Born 1832 in Beanville, Canada West

Wife of Isaac H. Sovereign — married 1 Jan 1852 in Ogle, Illinois, United States

Biography

Sarah was born in 1832. Sarah Bartlett ... She passed away after 1878.^[1]

Marriage record of Isaac H Sovereign and Sarah J Bartlett
Name Isaac H Sovereign
Event Type Marriage, Event Date 01 Jan 1852
Event Place Ogle, Illinois, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Sarah J Bartlett
Spouse's Gender Female^[2]

Sarah Bartlett mentioned in the record of Will Henry Sovereign and Carrie Frances Clayton: Name Sarah Bartlett Gender Female Husband Isaac Sovereign Son Will Henry Sovereign^[3]

Sarah Bartlette: mentioned in the record of John Gill and Carrie Eudora Sovereign: Name Sarah Bartlette Gender Female Husband Isaac H. Sovereign Daughter Carrie Eudora Sovereign^[4]

Sarah Bartlette : mentioned in the record of Edmund M. Butterfield and Minnie Belle Sovereign Name Sarah Bartlette Gender Female Husband Isaac Sovereign Daughter Minnie Belle Sovereign^[5]

Sarah's middle name shows in the Death record of her son, William H. Sovereign,from Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
Name William H. Sovereign
Event Date 10 May 1931,Event Place Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Gender Male, Age 68, Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Birth Date 01 Dec 1862, Birthplace Kishwaukee, Ogle, Illinois
Father's Name Issac H. Sovereign, Father's Birthplace Canada
Mother's Name Sarah Jane Bartlett, Mother's Birthplace Canada
Occupation Real Estate, Ins., Sales,
Residence Place Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
Spouse's Name Nellie Sovereign
Burial Date 12 May 1931, Burial Place near Milford, Winnebago, Illinois
Cemetery Kishwaukee^[6]

Research Notes

These are clues, and as yet, Unsourced. When confirmed, please move item to the biography, above.

The US Census from 1850 shows many people from Canada living in Scott, Ogle County, Illinois. This one appears to match Sarah Jane, and may reflect a sister, aunt or cousin in Mary A Rowell: See photo of the census page ^[7]
Sarah J Barttlette: United States Census, 1850
Event Place Scott, Ogle, Illinois, United States,
Gender Female, Age 19. Race White,
Birth Year (Estimated) 1831, Birthplace Canada
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
William Rowell M 30 England
Mary A Rowell F 28 Canada
Sarah J Barttlette F 19 Canada
Wallace Rowell M 10 Canada
Nixon Rowell M 8 Canada
Adalaide Rowell F 4 Canada^[8]

This record may reflect daughter Clara E's family, and this would then be Sarah Jane mentioned in this Census:
Sarah Bartlett: United States Census, 1910
Event Place Lynn Ward 3, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender Female, Age 78, Marital Status Widowed, Race White,
Relationship to Head of Household Mother-in-law,
Birth Year (Estimated) 1832,Birthplace Canada,
Immigration Year 1850,
Father's Birthplace Canada, Mother's Birthplace Canada,
HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE
George F W Comerford Head M 57 Massachusetts
Clara E Comerford Wife F 54 Massachusetts
Ethel W Trott Daughter F 19 Massachusetts
Hugh M Trott Son-in-law M 22 Massachusetts
Howard W Trott Grandson M 2 Massachusetts
Sarah Bartlett Mother-in-law F 78 Canada
Charles W Farrill Brother-in-law M 52 New Hampshire
Abbie A Farrill Sister-in-law F 50 Massachusetts^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ CITING THIS RECORD: Page 110, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-NR66 : 3 March 2016), Isaac H Sovereign and Sarah J Bartlett, 01 Jan 1852; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,755.
3. ↑ Other information in the record of Will Henry Sovereign and Carrie Frances Clayton from Illinois, County Marriages Name Will Henry Sovereign Event Type Marriage Event Date 12 Mar 1885 Event Place Ogle, Illinois, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1862 Father's Name Isaac Sovereign Mother's Name Sarah Bartlett Spouse's Name Carrie Frances Clayton Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1862 Spouse's Father's Name James Clayton Spouse's Mother's Name Harriet Norton CITING THIS RECORD "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLF-VPC : 3 March 2016), Sarah Bartlett in entry for Will Henry Sovereign and Carrie Frances Clayton, 12 Mar 1885; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
4. ↑ Other information in the record of John Gill and Carrie Eudora Sovereign from Illinois, County Marriages Name John Gill Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 Mar 1890 Event Place Ogle, Illinois, United States Gender Male Age 30 Birth Year (Estimated) 1860 Father's Name Mark Gill Mother's Name Charlotte Spouse's Name Carrie Eudora Sovereign Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 30 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1860 Spouse's Father's Name Isaac H. Sovereign Spouse's Mother's Name Sarah Bartlette CITING THIS RECORD "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLN-Z8G : 3 March 2016), Sarah Bartlette in entry for John Gill and Carrie Eudora Sovereign, 06 Mar 1890; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
5. ↑ Other information in the record of Edmund M. Butterfield and Minnie Belle Sovereign from Illinois, County Marriages Name Edmund M. Butterfield Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Dec 1891 Event Place Ogle, Illinois, United States Gender Male Age 29 Birth Year (Estimated) 1862 Father's Name Albert Butterfield Mother's Name Althae P. Woodward Spouse's Name Minnie Belle Sovereign Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 26 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1865 Spouse's Father's Name Isaac Sovereign Spouse's Mother's Name Sarah Bartlette CITING THIS RECORD "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLF-R9Z : 3 March 2016), Sarah Bartlette in entry for Edmund M. Butterfield and Minnie Belle Sovereign, 24 Dec 1891; citing Ogle, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,756.
6. ↑ CITING THIS RECORD "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ23-D9L : 27 December 2014), Sarah Jane Bartlett in entry for William H. Sovereign, 10 May 1931; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,653,851.
7. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DYHQ-ZBM?i=1&wc=95R3-PYC%3A1031317001%2C1032383401%2C1031527501%3Fcc%3D1401638&cc=1401638
8. ↑ CITING THIS RECORD: House Number 4: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M856-S2Q : 9 November 2014), Sarah J Barttlette in household of William Rowell, Scott, Ogle, Illinois, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ CITING THIS RECORD, Sheet Letter B, Sheet Number 9, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JD-X4P : 29 October 2015), Sarah Bartlett in household of George F W Comerford, Lynn Ward 3, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 380, sheet 9B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,597.

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 829.