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Sarah Atherton

Sarah Atherton

Female 1833 - 1897  (64 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Sarah Atherton 
    Born 12 Mar 1833  Newark, Essex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1860 
    1860 Brigham
    1860 Brigham
    1860 US census, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, Family Number 509, Brigham.



    1860 US census, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, Family Number 510, Brigham.
    Census 1870 
    1870 Brigham
    1870 Brigham
    1870 US census, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, Family Number 255, Brigham.
    Census 1880 
    1880 Brigham
    1880 Brigham
    1880 US census, Van Buren, Michigan, enumeration district 216, Family Number 29, Brigham.

    Note: Census lists the birthplace of Sarah's parents as England.
    Died 18 Apr 1897  Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sarah Atherton Obituary.
    Sarah Atherton Obituary.
    Sarah (nee Atherton) Brigham Obituary. "The True Northerner", Paw Paw Michigan. 28 April 1897, page 5.
    Sarah Brigham. Return of Deaths, Van Buren county, Michigan.
    Sarah Brigham. Return of Deaths, Van Buren county, Michigan.
    Note: Father's name is listed as Adison. This contradicts the death records of her children which list it as Atherton. It also claims her birthplace was Connecticut as opposed to her published obituary which states Newark, New Jersey.
    Buried Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Gustavus Adolphus and Sarah Brigham.
    Person ID I33  Nagel
    Last Modified 29 May 2020 

    Father Adison Atherton,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mrs Atherton,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gustavus Adolphus Brigham,   b. 29 Sep 1827, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1889, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 4 Dec 1854  Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995
    Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995
    Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995
    Notes 
    • Married by C. B. Packard, J. P. Adolphus Brigham and Emma Brigham witnesses.
    Children 
    +1. Ella Cecilia Brigham,   b. 25 Feb 1858, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1896  (Age 37 years)  [Birth]
     2. Clarence Brigham,   b. Aug 1856  [Birth]
     3. Adelbert Lincoln Brigham,   b. 30 Jan 1860, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1928, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Arthur Wilton Brigham,   b. 2 Nov 1862, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1949, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
     5. Alice Amelia Brigham,   b. 13 Oct 1865, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1909, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)  [Birth]
     6. William G Brigham,   b. 19 Aug 1870, Van Buren County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1948, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [Birth]
     7. Frank Adolphus Brigham,   b. 11 Jul 1874, Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Dec 1944, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart