Sarah Caroline (Davis) Priest (1820 - 1912)

Born 11 Nov 1820 in Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Wife of John Porter Priest — married 10 Mar 1842 in Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1912 at age 91 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Sarah was born in 1820. Sarah ... She passed away in 1912.

Birth

1820 - ^[1], ^[2]

Marriage

Spouse: John Porter Priest.
1842 - ^[3]

Census Records

1850 - US ^[4]
1855 - Massachusetts State ^[5]
1860 - US ^[6]
1865 - Massachusetts State ^[7], ^[8]
1870 - US ^[9]
Note: Occupation: Keeping House.
1880 - US ^[10]
Note: Surname spelled as Preist instead of Priest.
Note: Occupation: Keeping House.
1900 - US ^[11]
Note: Occupation: Housewife.
Note: Listed as mother of seven children, of which 5 are living and 2 are listed in the census family group.
1910 - US ^[12]
Note: Occupation: None.
Note: Listed as mother of seven children, of which 4 are living and 2 are listed in the census family group.

Death

1912 - ^[13], ^[14]

Burial

~28 April 1912 - ^[13]
Mount Hope Cemetery
West Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Plot: Section 1 Lot 21 Grave 3.
Find A Grave Memorial #135425686. ^[15]
Note: Find A Grave memorial has incorrect middle initial of E. Have suggested (17 Sep 2016) middle initial be changed to middle name of Caroline, which is shown in cited death record.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NM-1QJ : 13 July 2016), Sarah Caroline Davis, 11 Nov 1820; citing Birth, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 771,072.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWS-9F4 : 4 December 2014), Sarah Caroline Davis, 11 Nov 1820; citing ACTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0874026 IT 2.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH3V-K31 : 13 July 2016), John P. Priest and Sarah C. Davis, 10 Mar 1842; citing Marriage Notice, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 771,072.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS9-1N6 : 9 November 2014), Sarah C Priest in household of John P Priest, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 110, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ49-X4T : 15 November 2014), Sarah C Priest in household of John P Priest, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,951.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHG-4KZ : 30 December 2015), Sarah C Priest in entry for John P Priest, 1860.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCX-BZS : 15 November 2014), Sarah C Priest in household of John P Priest, Charlestown, Ward 01, Middlesex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,568.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCX-38S : 15 November 2014), Sarah C Priest in household of John P Priest, Charlestown, Ward 01, Middlesex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,568.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3D-GTY : 17 October 2014), Sarah C Priest in household of John P Priest, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 97, family 826, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,124.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXN-FT5 : 11 August 2016), Sarah C Preist in household of John P Preist, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 609, sheet 132D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0553; FHL microfilm 1,254,553.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YM-L5H : 6 March 2015), Sarah C Priest, Precinct 1 Boston city Ward 5, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,677.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KJ-Y19 : 29 October 2015), Sarah C Priest, Boston Ward 4, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1311, sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,628.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4QC-WJS : 10 December 2014), Sarah C Priest, 26 Apr 1912; citing Boston,,Massachusetts, 601, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,396,251.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q2-DQC8 : 19 July 2016), Sarah Caroline Priest, 26 Apr 1912; citing Death, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 802,050.
15. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP3-X93L : 13 December 2015), Sarah E Priest, 1912; Burial, West Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Mount Hope Cemetery; citing record ID 135425686.

Research Notes

1. Parents born in Massachusetts. Source: 1880 US Census.
   
2. Father: Jonathan B. Davis. Source: Death record.
   
3. Mother: Sally Hosmer. Source: Death record.
   

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Malcolm Osmer for creating WikiTree profile Davis-14168 through the import of Elijah Hosmer_2013-02-03.ged on Feb 3, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Malcolm and others.

Thanks to AHS Vol for Find A Grave memorial.