Sarah Lydia Morrison

F, b. August 1845, d. 28 October 1940
Last Edited17 Dec 2007
Sarah Lydia Morrison Covey Whitney, c1885, contributed by Todd Bissonette, , Plattsburgh, NY, 26 Feb 2007
     Sarah Lydia Morrison was born in August 1845 at Canada; Sarah's father was b. New Hampshire and mother born Canada.1 She married Charles Wesley Covey, son of John Young Covey and Roxana Hunter. Sarah Lydia Morrison married Charles Whitney.2 Sarah Lydia Morrison died on 28 October 1940 at Burke, Franklin Co, New York, at age 95; Sarah Morrison Covey Whitney, 95 years old, had lived in Burke for the past 55 years. She was survived by two daughters, Mrs. Belinda Smarup of Fonda, and Mrs. Frances Moore or Burke, along with son, Harrison Whitney of Burke.3 She was buried on 30 October 1940 at Ridgeway Cemetery, Burke, Franklin Co, New York.3,4
     She appeared on the census of 12 June 1900 at Burke, Franklin Co, New York; Sarah L. Whittney, 54, Frances, 19, Gerrard, 18, Edward, 16.5 She appeared on the census of 1910 at Burke, Franklin Co, New York; Sarah L. Whitney, 64, widowed, was living with dau Frances Moore, 30, and her children. Sarah had borne 9 children, with 8 living.6

Family 1

Charles Wesley Covey b. 18 Jul 1841, d. 24 Mar 1874
Children

Family 2

Charles Whitney d. b 1900
Children

Citations

  1. [S360] 1900 US Federal Census , New York, Franklin Co, Burke. Roll: T623 1035; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 67. Household of Sarah Whittney.
  2. [S663] Fred Kaufman, "email - Kaufman, Fred," e-mail to Pam Wood Waugh, Apr 2006 and 18 Aug 2006.
  3. [S540] Northern NY Historical Newspapers, online http://news.nnyln.net/, Chateaugay Record, 1 Nov 1940. Obituary for Sarah Whitney.
  4. [S198] GenWeb: Franklin Co Cemeteries, online http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frgen/index.htm, Ridgeway Cemetery, Burke, Entry for Sarah L. Whitney with photo.
  5. [S360] 1900 US Federal Census , New York, Franklin Co, Burke. Roll: T623 1035; Page: 5A. Household of Sarah D. Whittney.
  6. [S204] 1910 US Federal Census , New York, Franklin Co, Burke.Roll: T624_937; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 79. Household of Sarah L. Whitney.
  7. [S513] WWI Draft Registrations, online at Ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com, Olin Harrison Whitney.