Sarah (Sharpe) Musgrove (1812 - 1891)

Born 1812 in Studholm Parish, Kings, New Brunswick

Ancestors

Wife of William Musgrove — married 28 Jan 1843 in Studholm Parish, Kings, New Brunswick

Died Apr 1891 at about age 79 in Sussex, New Brunswick

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Biography

Sarah Sharpe (or Sharp) was born about 1812.^[1] She was the daughter of Samuel Sharpe and Elizabeth Parlee.

Sarah married William Musgrove on February 4, 1843.^[2] Although they had no biological children, they adopted twin girls, Mary and Annie^[3], following the death of their mother shortly after their birth in 1847.^[4] The twins were the biological children of David Sharpe, Sarah's uncle (the brother of her father, Samuel) and Mary Ann Folkins, Sarah's cousin (Sarah's mother, Elizabeth Parlee, was the sister of Mary Ann's mother, Keziah Parlee).

Sarah died in April 1891 and was buried in the Sussex Cemetery.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Daniel F Johnson, New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; Volume 80 Number 558; April 22, 1891; Saint John; Newspaper: The Daily Sun - Burial of Sarah Musgrove
2. ↑ Daniel F Johnson, New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; Volume 10 Number 751; Feb 4, 1843; Saint John; Newspaper: New Brunswick Courier - Marriage of Wm Musgrove and Sarah Sharp
3. ↑ 1851 Canada Census, New Brunswick, Kings County, Studholm (40), Pg 64 - William & Sarah Musgrove and two children
4. ↑ Daniel F Johnson, New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; Volume 11 Number 2196; May 1 1847; Saint John; Newspaper: New Brunswick Courier – Death of Mary Ann Sharpe

See also:

• Information provided by Len Slipp on the profile of David Sharpe