Sarah Louise (Williams) Benedict (1842 - 1914)

Born 6 Mar 1842 in Owego, Tioga, New York, United States

Wife of Sereno Weston Miner — married 9 Sep 1863 in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 18 Sep 1914 at age 72 in Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Birth

Sarah Louise Williams (aka Louisa Berry) was born 6 Mar 1842, to Ira Williams (1814?-24 Jun 1847) and Olive Cook (Ufford) Champney (aka Williams) (1817-1899) in Owego, New York.^[1]

Early Life

When Sarah was five years of age, 25 Jun 1847 her father died, and she was sent to live with her grandmother's brother, Ansel Berry (1805-1890) in Norwich, New York.^[2] By the time Sarah was thirteen years of age she was recorded on the New York, State Census, 1855 as Sarah L. Berry.^[3] At age eighteen, she was still listed as living with her great uncle, in Norwich, New York, as Sarah Berry, a Scholar.^[4] A combination of these Census recordings may be the reason that she is listed as Louisa Berry in Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981.^[5] Sarah is also recorded in the Family Bible as Sarah L. Berry.^[5][6]

First Marriage

Sarah first married Sereno Weston Miner 9 SEP 1863, in Norwich, New York.^[5][6] He died 09 Mar 1870, and at the time of the 1870 US Federal Census, 28 Jun 1870, she and the two small children were still residing in Norwich, New York.^[7]

Children From First Marriage

John Berry Miner; b. 11 Aug 1864, d. Jun 1867

Fredrick Weston Miner; b. 5 Sept. 1866

Harriet "Hattie" Louise Miner; b. 3 Jun 1869

Second Marriage

2 years after the death of Sereno Weston Miner, Sarah married Frank Edward Benedict (1853-1933) in Canton, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Children From Second Marriage

Maude Gertrude Benedict; b. 21 Jun 1875 (never married)

Georgiana "Georgia" St. John (Benedict) Gleckner; b. 22 Jun 1880

Death

Sarah died Friday morning, 18 Sep 1914 of heart disease, at her home, Meadow Brook Place, Canton, Pennsylvania.^[1][8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Info obtained through http://www.jbdesignsnw.com/Ufford_Williams/Ufford.htm and through jbdesignsnw personal Ancestry.com account. Verifiable reference pending further investigation.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTT-S3J : 9 November 2014), Ancel Berry, Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States; citing family 839, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Listed as Louiza Williams
3. ↑ New York State Census, 1855, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63L-CF7 : 19 November 2014), Ansil Berry, E.D. 2, Norwich, Chenango, New York, United States; count clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 819,850.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. Census, Population Schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Viewable with paid subscription: http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4235901_00247?pid=46003177
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Miner, John Augustus (1981), Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981; John Augustus Miner, Compiler and Publisher, Trevett, Maine; PG 309; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/thomasminordesce2001mine#page/n5/mode/2up (Requires a free account to check out).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1}

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   Sereno Weston Miner Family Bible Page

7. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8F6-GX8 : 17 October 2014), Sarah S Miner, New York, United States; citing p. 27, family 222, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,416.
8. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKP-CLWH : 13 December 2015), Sarah Louise Benedict, 1914; Burial, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Main Street Cemetery; citing record ID 46562569, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Additional References

• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWX7-HPC : 10 August 2016), Frank E Benedict, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 154B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1104; FHL microfilm 1,255,104.

• United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M39M-FMC : accessed 21 March 2017), Sarah L. Benedict in household of Frank E. Benedict, Canton borough, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 9A, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,382.

• United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG4M-LZF : accessed 21 March 2017), Sarah L Benedict in household of Frank E Benedict, Canton, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 7A, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1318; FHL microfilm 1,375,331.