Sara Willets (Leavitt) Meyer (1880 - 1939)

Born Apr 1880 in New York, United States

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Died 31 Mar 1939 at age 58 in Manhattan, New York

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Biography

Sara Willets Leavitt, daughter of Gardiner Howland Leavitt and Amelia (Willets) Leavitt, was born in April 1880. She appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 in the home of her parents at Queens, Queens, New York.^[1]

She married Charles Garrison Meyer, son of Cord Meyer,

She and Charles appeared on the census of 29 April 1930 at Queens, Queens, New York. In addition to her family there were thirteen servants, a butler, a cook, three maids, two holsters, two gardeners, two sailors, and two chauffeurs.^[2]

Sara died on 31 March 1939 at Manhattan, New York^[3] and was buried at Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York. Her memorial has a photo of her headstone.^[4]

Census

1 June 1900

Queens, Queens, New York

• G Harold Levitt 53 b. July 1846 NY m. 22 yrs. capitalist.
• Amelia Levitt 45 wife b. Dec. 1854 NY m. 22 yrs. 2 children 2 living.
• Sarah Levitt 20 dau. b. April 1880 NY.
• Margaret Leavitt 16 dau. b. Feb. 1884 NY.^[1]

29 April 1930

Queens, Queens, New York

• Charles Meyer 50 b, NY realtor.
• Sara Meyer 50 wife b. NY.
• Margaret Meyer 24 dau. b. NY.
• Charles Meyer 20 son b. NY.
• Howland Meyer 12 son b. NY.
• Willet Meyer 8 son b. NY.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Year: 1900; Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0669; FHL microfilm: 1241149 1900 US Census G Howland Leavitt
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0889; FHL microfilm: 2341328 1930 US Census Charles Meyer
3. ↑ Sara L Meyer New York, New York, Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #157697070 Sara Willetts Meyer.