Sarah (Lurith) Roberts^{[1, 2, 3]}

1814 - 1894  (80 years)

• Name	Sarah (Lurith) Roberts
  Born	27 Nov 1814	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
  Christened	7 Jan 1815	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1850	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [5]
  Census	1870	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York   [6]
  Census	1880	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois   [7]
  Died	8 Dec 1894	Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
  Buried	10 Dec 1894	Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois   [8]
  Person ID	I145	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Roberts,   b. Abt 1780, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Abt 1822  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Ann Carter,   c. 10 Sep 1780, Horbury, Yorkshire, England ,   d. Abt 1873, England  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	21 Mar 1802	Horbury, Yorkshire, England   [9]
  Family ID	F112544	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucius Russel Wheeler,   b. 18 Mar 1805, Johnson Township, Lamoille County, Vermont ,   d. 4 Nov 1857, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Oct 1834
  Children	+ 1. Anne Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. Abt 1836, New York, New York + 2. Joseph Roberts Wheeler,   b. 8 Jan 1839, New York, New York ,   d. 7 Aug 1912, New York, New York  (Age 73 years) + 3. Edmund Lyon Wheeler,   b. 20 Apr 1845, New York, New York ,   d. 26 May 1920, 2015 Ogeechee Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia  (Age 75 years) + 4. Emily Frances Wheeler,   b. 2 Mar 1847, New York, New York + 5. Eleanora Maria Wheeler,   b. 4 May 1849, New York, New York ,   d. 7 Mar 1944, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois  (Age 94 years) + 6. Sarah Jane Wheeler,   b. 24 Feb 1852, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont ,   d. 12 Jun 1942, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 90 years)   7. Lucius A. Wheeler,   b. Abt 1854, Vermont ,   d. INFANT   8. Alice Eugenia Wheeler,   b. 22 Apr 1857, Brattleboro Township, Windham County, Vermont
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Nov 1814 - Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Christened - 7 Jan 1815 - Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Census - 1850 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Census - 1870 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Census - 1880 - Elgin, Kane County, Illinois Died - 8 Dec 1894 - Elgin, Kane County, Illinois Buried - 10 Dec 1894 - Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Emigrated to America in 1832 to visit brother. Engaged to John Jacob Astor ---------- Reference: Edith Bosworth Levering-- Cushing's indexed Genealogical Register circa 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] History of the Wheeler Family in America, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., (1914), 86. [S112] Census, Vermont, Windham County, Brattleboro, Series: M653 Roll: 1325 Page: 205, 16 Aug 1860. Sarah Wheeler, 45, F, , , 600, 200, England Joseph R. Wheeler, 21, M, , Printer, , , New York Sarah J. Wheeler, 8, S, , , , Vermont, Lucius A. Wheeler, 6, M, , , , Vermont Alice E. Wheeler, 3, F, , , , Vermont Edward L. Wheeler, 15, M, Farm Laborer, , New York Not listed with husband [S112] Census, New York, Kings County, 11-WD Brooklyn, Series: M593 Roll: 952 Page: 2, 1 Jun 1870. Ladies nurse [S116] Birth Certificate. Name Sarah Roberts Gender Female Baptism/Christening Date 07 Jan 1815 Baptism/Christening Place WAKEFIELD,YORK,ENGLAND Birth Date Birthplace Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name John Roberts Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Ann Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C07165-1 System Origin England-ODM Source Film Number 990775 Reference Number [S112] Census, 1850. Name Sarah Wheeler Residence Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont Age 35 years Calculated Birth Year 1815 Birthplace England Gender Female Race (original) Race (expanded) Death Month Death Year Film Number 444928 Digital GS Number 4206192 Image Number 00292 Line Number 38 Dwelling House Number 224 Family Number 243 Marital Status Free or Slave Household Gender Age Lucius Wheeler M 45y Sarah Wheeler F 35y Ann Wheeler F 15y Joseph Wheeler M 11y Edmond Wheeler M 5y Emila Wheeler F 3y [S112] Census, 1 Jun 1870. New York, Kings County, 11-WD Brooklyn, Series: M593 Roll: 952 Page: 2 Ladies nurse [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Sarah Wheeler Residence: Elgin, Kane, Illinois Birthdate: 1814 Birthplace: England Relationship to Head: Mother-in-law Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: England Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: England Race or Color (Expanded): White Ethnicity (Standardized): American Gender: Female Martial Status: Widowed Age (Expanded): 66 years Occupation: At Home NARA Film Number: T9-0218 Page: 340 Page Character: A Entry Number: 2896 Film number: 1254218 Household Gender Age A. Bosworth M 34 Child Eleanora Bosworth F 31 Edith E. Bosworth F 6 Neil Bosworth M 2 Sarah Wheeler F 66 Eva Lindor F 19 Edith Israel F 21 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 98630497). [S58] Marriage Certificate. John ROBERTS, Bachelor & Ann CARTER, Spinster, by Banns 21 March 1802. D. Schofield. John Roberts