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Sarah Ann Preston

Female 1834 - 1915  (80 years)


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  • Name Sarah Ann Preston 
    Born 22 Jun 1834  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Mar 1915  St. Joseph, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 12 Mar 1915  Hyde Park Cemetery, Neche, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I2838  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2024 

    Family Owen Wessels,   b. 15 Mar 1826, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sarah Wessels,   b. Abt 1855, Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1891, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years)
    +2. Benjamin Wessels,   b. 29 Nov 1857, Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1923, St. Joseph, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Nelson Robert Wessels,   b. Abt 1862, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1938, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     4. Owen Wessels,   b. Abt 1866, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Murray, Northumberland East, Ontario; Roll: C-9985; Page: 15; Family No: 57.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 15, Family 91.
      Age 45 on this census.

    3. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 30.
      Age 50 on this census.

    4. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 10, Family 100.

    5. [S144] North Dakota Death Certificates - 1908 - 2007, Reg# 2316-15.
      Informant: Ben Wessels. Reports born 22 Jun 1832. Age at first marriage: 16. 7 children born, 4 still living. Name of father: Benjamin Preston.