Referring to Sarah's age on the 1871 Census, it is believed she was born sometime during 1833. [1]
38-year-old Sarah lived in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia in 1871 along with her husband, James who was a Farmer. Sarah's religion is Baptist and her origin is Irish. [2]
Sarah is a 46-year-old seamstress listed as a widow living with Nancy McNutt on the 1881 Canadian Census. Bessie is now 10-years-old, [3]
On the 1900 US Federal Census, Sarah is living with her daughter, Eliza and son-in-law Levi Battis in Boston, Massachusetts. Records indicate she immigrated here in 1885 and as of this Census, living in the US for 15-years. [4]
Research Notes
Sarah is not listed on 1851, 1861, 1901 or 1911 Canadian Census'. Assessed: 2020.12.01
↑ Source Citation:
Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 1480; FHL microfilm: 1240686. Description: Enumeration District: 1480; Description: Boston City, Ward 21; Precinct 6 (pt) bounded by Waverly, Perrin, Moreland, Blue Hill Ave, Southwood, Edgewood, Warren. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah: