GRIFFING, Sarah S^{[1, 2]}

1801 - 1887  (85 years)

• Name	GRIFFING, Sarah S
  Birth	24 Sep 1801	Lyme, New London, CT, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1850	Jackson, Jackson, Michigan   [1]
  Residence	1860	Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan   [5]
  Residence	1867	41 Washington, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA   [6]
  Residence	1870	Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan   [3]
  Residence	1872	Corner Blackstone & Wilkins, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA   [7]
  Census	8 Jun 1880	137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA   [8]
  	Maple Ave / Byrne, Sarah / White / Female / Age 78 / Mother / Widowed / / Birthplace Conn / Birthplace of Father Conn / Birthplace of Mother Conn
  Obituary	Obituary from the Jackson Weekly Citizen, 11-Jan-1887: Mrs. Sarah Byrne, who has been suffering from a stroke of paralysis for a week, died yesterday about noon at the residence of her oldest son, George G Byrne, 137 Maple avenue, aged 85. Being one of our oldest settlers, and the oldest member of the First Baptist Church of this city, a short biographical sketch of her long busy life will be appreciated by her legion of intimate friends and of interest to those who knew her but slightly. She was born at Lyme, Conn, Sept 24, 1801, of Puritan extraction, being a descendant of the celebrated Puritan leader, Cotton Mather. She experienced a change of heart in her girlhood and embraced the Christian religon, being baptized and connecting herself with the Baptist church at Pleasant Valley, Conn. She was married to George G Byrne at the residence of Erastus Corning, Esq., in Albany, N.Y. on Jan 23, 1828. The family moved to Brooklyn, this county, in 1837. Her husband being elected Register of Deeds for Jackson county on the Whig ticket in the fall of 1838, the family moved to this city when Mr. Byrne took his office, on Jan. 1, 1839, and have lived here since, a period of forty-seven years. On their arrival here, Mrs. Byrne and husband united with the First-Baptist Church. Mr. Byrne died in 1844, leaving his wife and five small boys to mourn the loss of a kind husband and affectionate father. Being a woman endowed with an abundance of spiritual strength, she reared her family of boys and has had the supreme pleasure, allotted to few, of seeing her children and grandchildren uniting with her church, and to hear great-grandchildren lisping the blessed truths of the gospel. She leaves a legacy to her descendants a beautiful Christian character. Her five sons are Gilbert R and George G of this city, Rufus H of Buffalo N.Y., (who is here to attend the funeral), Charles B., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and John H, who died in Jackson in 1878. The funeral will be held at residence, 137 Maple avenue, to-morrow (Thursday) morning, at 10:30.  [9]
  Religion	Puritan, later converted to Baptist  [9]
  Cause of Death	Paralysis following a stroke  [9]
  Death	3 Jan 1887	137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA   [10, 11]
  Burial	6 Jan 1887	Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA   [9, 10]
  		Sarah Griffing 1801 - 1887
  Person ID	I342	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	GRIFFING, Benjamin,   b. 10 Dec 1774, Lyme, New London, CT, USA d. 14 Mar 1866, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA (Age 91 years)
  Mother	MATHER, Clarissa,   b. Abt 1774, Connecticut, USA
  Marriage	20 Dec 1798	East Haddam, Middlesex, CT USA   [12]
  Family ID	F2515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BYRNE, George,   b. 7 May 1796, Windham, Windham, CT d. 2 Oct 1844, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1828	Albany, Albany, NY USA   [2, 13, 14]
  Notes	Per Albany Argus, ceremony was performed by Rev (Bartholomew) Welch. (Welch was a Baptist minister who was successful in growing the Albany parish). Per Sarah’s obituary, George and Sarah were married at the residence of Erastus Corning, Esq (a noted Albany businessman, politician, and Baptist). [9, 13]
  Children	1. BYRNE, Ann Mather,   b. 15 Mar 1829, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States d. 21 Sep 1832, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 3 years)   2. BYRNE, William Lee,   b. 25 Feb 1831, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 11 Sep 1832, Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA (Age 1 year)   3. BYRNE, George Griffing,   b. Abt 1833, Connecticut d. 28 Nov 1891, 137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA (Age 58 years)   4. BYRNE, Gilbert R,   b. 8 Feb 1835, Connecticut d. 19 Feb 1901, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA (Age 66 years)   5. BYRNE, John H,   b. 13 Feb 1838, Michigan d. 18 Aug 1872, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States (Age 34 years)   6. BYRNE, Rufus T,   b. Feb 1840, Michigan, USA d. 11 Feb 1901 (Age 61 years)   7. BYRNE, Charles Benjamin,   b. 7 Oct 1842, Michigan d. 20 Jan 1912, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA (Age 69 years)
  Albums		John Byrne Descendants (59) Descendants of John Byrne of Windham Connecticut (1760-1830)
  Family ID	F134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Sep 1801 - Lyme, New London, CT, USA Marriage - 23 Jan 1828 - Albany, Albany, NY USA Residence - 1850 - Jackson, Jackson, Michigan Residence - 1860 - Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan Residence - 1867 - 41 Washington, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA Residence - 1870 - Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan Residence - 1872 - Corner Blackstone & Wilkins, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA Census - 8 Jun 1880 - 137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA Death - 3 Jan 1887 - 137 Maple Avenue, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA Burial - 6 Jan 1887 - Mount Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Jackson, MI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Sarah Griffing 1801 - 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States. 1850 United States Federal Census. M432, 1009 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, roll M432_352, page 329, image 407. [S734] George Byrne - Sarah Griffing, Byrne - George of Windham Married Sarah S. Griffing of Lyme in Albany NY. [S10] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003), Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. M593, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. T132, 13 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan, pos. [S1417] Sarah Byrne Obituary, She was born at Lyme, Conn, Sept 24, 1801. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Jackson Ward 2, Jackson, Michigan, post office Jackson, roll M653_547, page 0, image 98. [S397] Carlton & Van Antwerp, P. 141: Byrne Sarah G, bds 41 Washington. [S281] C. Exera Brown, Jackson City Directory 1872-73, (Printed By Van Dyne's Printing House), Byrne, Mrs. Sarah, Widow, bds with G.G. Byrne, Pg 45. [S1427] George Byrne in the 1880 United States Federal Census, Maple Ave / Byrne, Sarah / White / Female / Age 78 / Mother / Widowed / / Birthplace Conn / Birthplace of Father Conn / Birthplace of Mother Conn. [S1417] Sarah Byrne Obituary. [S264] Find A Grave, Sarah Byrne 1801 1887 Mount Evergreen Cemetery. [S1417] Sarah Byrne Obituary, Mrs. Sarah Byrne, who has been suffering from a stroke of paralysis for a week, died yesterday about noon at the residence of her oldest son, George G Byrne, 137 Maple avenue, aged 85. [S1428] Early Connecticut Marriages, Benjamin Griffin of Lyme & Clarissa Mather, Dec 20 1798. [S1420] Married (Byrne - Griffing). [S1417] Sarah Byrne Obituary, She was married to George G Byrne at the residence of Erastus Corning, Esq., in Albany, N.Y. on Jan 23, 1828.