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Sarah’s Tale –Sarah Ellen Richards Williams (1862- 1921)

Take a look at the Wilkes-Barre papers regarding February 18:

Honoring Ladies Record Week, I come up with feamales in us tree. It facts means Sarah Ellen Richards, firstborn child off Ostrander Richards and Amelia Magdelenne LaCoe, my personal paternal great-grandparents. My personal paternal grandma, Jennie A good. Richards, is actually the new youngest youngster out of Ostrander and you will Amelia (pick my post – Mom’s Date 2017 to find out more on the Jennie). Recently, among Sarah Ellen’s descendants contacted me because of a good DNA match. Which get in touch with prompted me to build Sarah’s story.

Sarah Ellen Richards, born 13 December 1862 inside the Newton, Pennsylvania, never ever found their own dad’s mothers. Nathaniel Richards died during the 1852. Their dos nd wife, Sarah Ostrander, passed away when you look at the March 1836, just after Ostrander’s birth. Ostrander’s stepmother, Sarah Michaels, outlived their particular husband by almost 40 years. Sarah, entitled ‘Ella’ through the their youngsters, did understand their own mother’s mothers – William Anthony LaCoe (1820-1910) and you may Sybil Rone Ash (1825-1901).

By the point Sarah is 5 years old, their own family members transferred to Lenawee State, Michigan, where her sister, elia, grew up in age larger sibling to three significantly more sisters from inside the Michigan: William Ostrander, born July 1870; Addie LaCoe, created ily moved returning to Pennsylvania, especially Newton during the Lackawanna State, into the spring regarding 1877. A few way more sisters was in fact produced when you look at the Ransom money – Leslie Frank, born from inside the August 1881, and you will Jennie Good., born January 1884. The fresh new 1880 census taker located Ella Richards being employed as a slave to own a household when you look at the Newton, Lackawanna state, Pennsylvania, whilst still being life alongside their own parents. (more…)

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