Sarah Frances (MacDonald) Hayman (1854 - 1939)

Born 15 Sep 1854 in Gabarus, Cape Breton, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of John Hayman — married 12 Oct 1877 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 20 Feb 1939 at age 84 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Sarah Frances (Sally) MacDonald, daughter of Donald MacDonald and Sophia Hardy, was born 15 September 1854 in Gabarus, Cape Breton. She was raised in Gabarus and is listed there in her parents home in the 1871 Canada Census.^[1][2]

Sarah married John Hayman, 12 October 1877 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[3](See Research Notes) In 1882, Sarah and John immigrated to Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts with their 3 children. In Cambridge, 7 more children were born and they are listed there with 10 children in the 1900 US Federal Census,^[4] with 6 children in 1910, ^[5] and with their sone Charles in 1920.^[6]

At the time of the 1930 US Census, Sarah and John had relocated to Solano, California.^[7] Sometime after John's death in Vallejo, Solano, 14 February 1933,^[8] Sarah relocated to Hartford, Connecticut, where she died, 20 February 1939.^{[9] [10]} She is buried in Hamilton Avenue Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States.^[11]

Research Notes

The marriage record for Sarah MacDonald and John Hayman helps to ensure we have the correct person to match 'Saley' in the 1871 Census. Her age is correct for a birth year of 1854 - some ancestry trees have her birth as 1855, but 1854 matches her headstone. Her parents are listed and Dan'l and Sophia and her father's occupation is a tailor, which all matches what we know fo Donald and Sophia MacDonald.

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871" Saley McDonald in the household of Donald McDonald, Gabarus, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396673_00419)
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871" Saley McDonald in the household of Donald McDonald, Gabarus, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia Ancestry Link
3. ↑ "Nova Scotia Births, Marriages, and Deaths" John Hayman and Sarah F. McDonald married in 1877 at Halifax County (https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=48816)
4. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census" Sarah F Hayman in the household of John Hayman, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Ancestry Link
5. ↑ "1900 United States Federal Census" Sarah F Hayman in the household of John Hayman, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Ancestry Link
6. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census" Sarah F Hayman in the household of John Hayman, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Ancestry Link
7. ↑ "1930 United States Federal Census" Sarah F Hayman in the household of John Hayman, Vallejo, Solano, California Ancestry Link
8. ↑ "John Hayman in the California, U.S., Death Index, 1905-1939" Ancestry Link
9. ↑ "State Vital Records Office; Hartford, Connecticut; Connecticut Vital Records — Index of Deaths, 1897-1968" Ancestry Link
10. ↑ "Hartford Courant", Hartford, Connecticut, 21 Feb 1939, Tue • Page 4 Newspapers Link See attached clipping
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39497804

Acknowledgements

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 30 April 2022, 22:21), entry for Sally MacDonald (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:94C3-7T5 ); contributed by various users.