According to her death record, Sarah M. Beals was born at Livermore, Maine, the daughter of Joseph Beals and Catherine (Boothby) Beals, and her age at her death computes to a birth date on or about 2 Dec 1843.[1] The 1900 Census says she was born in December 1843.[2]
Marriage
Sarah M. Beals married Washington Irving Timberlake; the death record of Sarah (Beals) Timberlake says she was the wife of W. I. Timberlake.[1] On 16 Sep 1863, Washingotn I. Timberlake and Sarah M. Beals, both of Livermore, Maine, published at Livermore their intention to marry.[3] The 1900 Census says they had been married for 36 years.[2] In 1870, Irving and Sarah M. Timberlake were living at Livermore, Maine, with two children, 6 and 3 years old, and Irving's mother, Rachel Tinberlake, 65.,[4]
Death
Sarah (Beals) Timberlake died from heart disease at Livermore, Maine, on 12 Jan 1905, with her age at her death recorded as 61 years, 1 month, 10 days.[1] Her grave marker at the Timberlake Cemetery in Livermore is inscribed with the dates 1843-1904.[5]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2Death record of Sarah Timberlake, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records 1892-1907 > Tibbetts-Toothaker > image 1834 of 4067; multiple sources, Maine.
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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.
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