Birth: April 6th, 1823 in Whately, MA
Father: David Sanderson(1791-1863)
Mother: Amy Wheeler(1793-1874)
Married: Married Married Benjamin Franklin Reed(1819-UNKN) on February 26th, 1845 in Whately, MA
Children:
Jane Caroline Reed(1846-1936)
Lucy Amy Reed(1848-1918)
Mary W Reed(1850-1852)
Albert David Sanders(1852-1947)
Death: February 13th, 1919 in Northampton, MA
Sarah Wheeler Sanders was born on April 6th, 1823 to David Sanderson and Amy Wheeler in Whately, MA. She was the youngest of four children. The family went by various versions of their surname, including Sanders, Saunders, and Sanderson. Her father was a mill owner and she lived with her family through 1840.
She married Benjamin Franklin Reed on February 26th, 1845 in Whately, MA. They were married in the Congregational Church by Jonathan Judd. Benjamin moved into her parents house and there are mill records showing that Benjamin purchased supplies off of David Sanders. Their first daughter, Jane Caroline, was born on February 12th, 1846 and their second, Lucy Amy Reed was born on February 5th, 1848. The 1850 census shows Sarah, Benjamin, and Jane all living with Sarah's parents and sister, Lucy. There is no listing for Lucy Amy.
They had another girl in 1850, Mary W.. I suspect the W stood for Wheeler but have no proof. She died on November 3rd, 1852. Their last child, Albert David was born on October 17th, 1852. The 1855 State census has the family still living with Sarah's parents and sister. The family has an Irish maid named Mary Grace, age 24. Once again, there is no listing for Lucy Amy.
Sarah is still living with her parents, sister, husband and children in 1860. There is still no record of Lucy Amy. They have a 22 year old maid from England named Sarah Barrett living with them. Sometime after this, her husband vanished. The last record we have of him is a civil war draft registration showing that he is in New York in 1863.
Her father, David Sanderson, dies on June 1st, 1863. In 1864, Sarah is dismissed from the 2nd Church in Whately. It may be that this has to do with her move to Northampton, or the church may have been disbanded. By 1865, the family has moved to Northampton and Sarah is living with her mother, sister, Jane and Albert. They have a different servant, Ellen Sullivan, from Ireland. At this point, Sarah is listed as being a widow and this is status remains in the records until the 1900 census. She joins the Edward's Church on February 25th, 1866.
The family is still together in 1870. They have a 19 year old servant, Maggie Shannon, from Ireland. The family seems to be reasonably well off. Sarah's personal income is listed as $2000 and her sister's is $5000. Lucy also has a Real Estate income of $7000 and therefore likely owns the house. Ablert has turned 18 and has changed his last name to Sanders from Reed. In the 1873 city index, Sarah is living at 17 West Street. She continued living at this house until 1883. On March 13th, 1874, Sarah's mother Amy passed away. In 1874, her son married and moved to Easthampton, and in 1879, her daughter Jane married and moved out of the house.
By 1887, Sarah moved to 59 West Street with her sister. Her daughter Jane's family moved into 19 West street. The 1900 census, shows her living with her sister in the 59 West Street house. they have a boarder, Amy S. Lane, who is a teacher. Sarah is listed as being divorced. Sarah's sister, Lucy, dies in 1910 and Sarah move's in with her daughter Jane at 67 West Street.
Sarah died on February 13th, 1919 in Northampton, MA and is buried at the High Street Cemetery in Haydenville, MA.
Here we move from facts to family story. The story has it that Benjamin Franklin Reed left Sarah and ran off with a spiritualist. Eventually he came back and Sarah made him divorce her and make an honest woman out of the spiritualist. There seems to be some support in the records for this. Benjamin is know to have gone to New York by 1863 and we loos tract of him. The records show Sarah listed as a widow after that until 1900, when she is shown as being divorced. I haven't been able to find the 1880 census record for her. So, maybe she thought Benjamin was dead after 1863 and found out he was still alive and divorced him by 1890. It would be worthwhile to find the divorce records to see if they can tell use more. David Albert changing his surname to Sanders in 1870 could also be a clue to this scandal or it could be something to do with the money in the Sanders line of the family. There is also a story of a person showing up at the door as another child of Benjamin's and Sarah refusing to meet them. This could mean there is another branch of the Reed family out there but there is no evidence of this.
This whole branch is complicated, so I will likely do separate posts looking into Lucy S. Lucy Amy and David Albert to see if I can glean anymore pieces to the puzzle.
Sources:
- 1830 United States Federal Census: 1830; Census Place: Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 62; Page: 122; Family History Library Film: 0337920
- 1840 United States Federal Census: Year: 1840; Census Place: Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0014677
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Name Sarah W Sanders, Event Type Marriage, Birth Date abt 1823, Marriage Date 26 Feb 1845, Marriage Place Whately, Massachusetts, Marriage Age 22, Father Name David Sanders, Mother Name Amy Sanders, Spouse Name Benjn F Reed, Spouse Marriage Age 25, Spouse Father Name Simeon Reed, Spouse Mother Name Miranda Reed
- 1850 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_316; Page: 68A; Image: . Record for Sarah W Reed
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1855: Name Sarah W Reed, Gender Female, Birth Year abt 1823, Birth Place Massachusetts, Residence Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1855, Age 32, Household Number 220, Reel Number 10, Volume Number 14
- 1860 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: 226; Image: 230. Record for Sarah W Reed
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Name Sarah W Sanders, Event Type Miscellaneous, Residence Date 6 Mar 1864, Residence Place Whately, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts, State Census, 1865: Name Sarah W Reed, Gender Female, Marital Status Widowed, Birth Year abt 1823, Birth Place Massachusetts, Residence Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, Enumeration Year 1865, Age 42, Household Number 1064, Reel Number 14, Volume Number 17
- 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_621; Page: 398B; Image: 341; Family History Library Film: 552120
- U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918: Collection Number: G&M_3; Roll Number: 3
- 1900 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Northampton Ward 2, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_31077_4113839; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0631; FHL microfilm: 1240654. Record for Sarah W Reed
- 1910 United States Federal Census: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Northampton Ward 2, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_593; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0698; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374606., Record for Sarah W Reed
- Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980: Name Sarah W Reed, Death Date 1919, Death Place Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, Volume Number 81, Page number 289, Index Volume Number 72, Reference Number F63.M363 v.721919 - Northampton - 289 81
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Name Sarah Wheeler Reed, Maiden Name Sanders, Birth Date 6 Apr 1823, Birth Place Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Death Date 13 Feb 1919, Death Place United States of America, Cemetery High Street Cemetery, Burial or Cremation Place Haydenville, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America, Has Bio?Y Children Mary W Reed, URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70323611
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