Sarah Jane (Beach) North (1838 - 1916)

Born 30 Sep 1838 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Jul 1916 at age 77 in Winsted, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Biography

The daughter of [Beach-6594|Apollos Beach]] and Mary (Osgood) Beach, Sarah was born in New Britain in 1838.^[1] Her mother passed away 1865, and Sarah stayed in her father's household. In 1870, that household included John L. Osgood, a nephew of her mother.^[2] Sarah married Ethiel North (1821-1899), the son of Reuben North and Amanda Austin, following the death of his first wife, Mabel Cornwall Strickland, in 1869. In 1880, Sarah and Ethiel lived at her family's farm in New Britain.^[3] Her husband passed away in 1899. In 1900, Sarah lived in the home of Edwin and Ada Beach, having her own household there, one that included Ruth N. Beach, the daughter of Sarah's brother, Jeremiah. Jermiah and his family lived next door.^[4] Ruth worked as a stenographer at a factory office, as she did in 1910, still residing with and a companion to Sarah in New Britain.^[5]

Sarah passed away in Winstead, Connecticut at the age of 77 after suffering a cervical spine fracture from a fall down the stairs at the Winsted Girls Club at 9:00 pm. According to the obituary, Sarah and her brother, Jeremiah, along with his wife, had come to Winsted that night to visit their sister, Sophia Sweet.^[6] She is buried at Fairview Cemetery in New Britain.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D3-ZG7 : 20 December 2020), Sarah J Beach in household of Apollas H Beach, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN7Z-R7Y : 28 May 2021), Sarah J Beach in entry for Apollos W Beach, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFCN-JWZ : 19 February 2021), Sarah J North in household of Appollo W Beach, New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 537D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,098.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Q5-5L6 : accessed 29 May 2021), Sarah North, New Britain township (excl. New Britain city), Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 6B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,138.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK27-CD2 : accessed 29 May 2021), Sarah North, New Britain Ward 5, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 229, sheet 23A, family 373, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 134; FHL microfilm 1,374,147.
6. ↑ see attached profile image
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #161230482