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Sarah E. (Pelton) Briggs (1834 - 1926)

Sarah E. Briggs formerly Pelton aka Hollenbeck
Born in Michigan, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of — married 1865 (to 28 Apr 1900) [location unknown]
Mother of and
Died at about age 92 in Sanilac County, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Sarah E. Pelton, daughter of John and Susannah (Gilman) Pelton, was born about 1834 in Michigan.[1]

She married Stephen Hollenbeck about 1849.

She and Stephen appeared on the census of 20 Aug. 1850 at Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan. They were living next to her parents.[2] She and Stephen appeared on the census of 29 June 1860 at Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan. Her father had died in 1857 and her mother and siblings were living with them.[3]

She married Myron Briggs by about 1865.[4][1]

She appeared on the census of 18 June 1900 at Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan.[5] She appeared on the census of 2 Jan. 1920 in the home of her daughter at Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan.[6]

Sarah died in 1926 probably in Sanilac County, Michigan and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan. Her memorial has the years of her birth and death.[7]

Census

20 Aug. 1850

Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan

  • Stephen Holenbert 25 b. VT carpenter.
  • Sarah Holenbert 16 b. MI.[2]
29 June 1860

Yankee Springs, Barry County, Michigan

  • Stephen Holenbeck 36 b. NY farmer.
  • Sarah E Holenbeck 26 b. MI.
  • Joana Holenbeck 9 b. MI.
  • George Holenbeck 7 b. MI.
  • Mary Holenbeck 6 b. MI.
  • Lusina Pelton 52 b. NY.
  • Henry Pelton 17 b. MI.
  • Mary Pelton 14 b. MI.
  • Bradley Sherman 12 b. OH.
  • Martin Sherman 9 b. OH.[3]
18 June 1900

Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan

  • Sarah Briggs 65 b. March 1835 MI. widow 3 children 2 living.
  • Addie Ross 36 dau. b. Aug. 1863 OH m. 14 yrs. 0 children 0 living.
  • William Ross 34 son-in-law b. July 1862 Canada farmer laborer.
  • Mae Ross 9 adopted daughter b. May 1891 MI.
  • Minnie Land 25 servant b. Jan. 1875 MI.[5]
2 Jan. 1920

Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan

  • William Ross 58 b. Canada farmer.
  • Addie Ross 56 wife b. OH.
  • Sara Briggs 88 mother-in-law b. MI.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 J. M. Pelton. Genealogy of the Pelton family in America : being a record of the descendants of John Pelton who settled in Boston, Mass., about 1630-1632, and died in Dorchester, Mass., January 23rd, 1681. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1892. p. 326. Available at Ancestry.com and at Archive .org. Genealogy of the Pelton Family
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1850; Census Place: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M432_346; Page: 91A; Image: 183 1850 US Census Stephen Holenbert
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Year: 1860; Census Place: Yankee Springs, Barry, Michigan; Roll: M653_536; Page: 569; Family History Library Film: 803536 1860 US Census Stephen Holenbeck
  4. ↑ Mr Marion Edson Briggs Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950.
    • Father: Myrin Briggs. Mother: Saran Pelton.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Year: 1900; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0137 1900 US Census Sarah Briggs
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Year: 1920; Census Place: Speaker, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: T625_797; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 164 1920 US Census William Ross
  7. ↑ MEMORIAL ID 158613844 Sarah E. Briggs




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