Sarah
Newman
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Woolley
— married
2 Dec 1866 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Mother of
Carrie Woolley, Harry Woolley, Walter Woolley, George Woolley Jr., William Freeland Woolley and Olive Woolley
Died
at age 90
in Cookshire, Compton, Quebec, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Feb 2020
This page has been accessed 57 times.
Biography
Sarah Newman and George Woolley Sr. were both born in England and came to Canada when two young people. They met in Toronto, Ontario and were married there on Dec. 2, 1866. They resided for a time in Howick, Qc. and Muskoka, Ontario . A short time after the birth of their son William (born 1868 in Muskoka) they returned to England where their daughter Olive was born. (1879, Skegby, Nottinghamshire) They returned to Canada when Olive was 4 years old and settled in Cookshire. Born of this union were four sons and two daughters. Sarah and her husband George Woolley Sr. were featured in an article "Sketches of Aged People in the Eastern Townships" (Sherbrooke Daily Record, Thurs. March 10, 1927) as being perhaps the oldest couple Cookshire has had, she age 90 and he age 88. Sarah died before her husband on December 15, 1927.
Sources
- Information from the obituary of her husband George Woolley Sr. found in the Sherbrooke Daily Record, Tues. Jan. 8, 1935
- Sherbrooke Daily Record, Thurs., March 10,1927
Is Sarah your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Sarah's DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Sarah's DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Sarah is 23 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 25 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 27 degrees from Maggie Beer, 49 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 32 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 34 degrees from Michael Chow, 27 degrees from Ree Drummond, 27 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 20 degrees from Matty Matheson, 28 degrees from Martha Stewart, 33 degrees from Danny Trejo and 30 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.