Sarah was born in 1853 to John Spafford and Lavina Knowlton. Her great-grandfather Solomon Spafford was a descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.
Children:
Millicent 01 Mar 1875,
Harry Austin 11 Oct 1877,
Ernest Victor 21 Apr 1880,
Herbert 02 Jun 1882,
Charles Festus 23 Oct 1884,
Franklin Chester 07 Mar 1887,
Roy Addison 16 Aug 1891,
Grace Helena 16 Feb 1894
Sources
Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M431-6L2 : 7 April 2022), Sarah Spafford in household of John Spafford, Loughborough, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN8-ZVT : 11 March 2018), Noble Festus Darling and Sarah E Spafford, 20 May 1875; citing registration , Pittsburgh, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,895.
Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVXJ-9CM : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Darling in household of Noble Darling, Pittsburgh, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Noble Darling, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2P-39Z : 23 February 2021), Elizabeth Darlina in household of Noble F Darlina, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 7, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB8-B8VT : 16 March 2018), Sarah Darling in entry for Moble Darling, 1911; citing Census, Frontenac Sub-Districts 1-54, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,697.
"Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STSB-CDL : accessed 23 August 2018), entry for Sarah Elizabeth /Spafford/; file (2:2:2:MMQ5-VYR), submitted 13 May 2011.
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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.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah: