Sarah Denny
Sarah Denny (maiden name: Gordon) was born on December 5, 1817, in Indiana. She married Morris Thomas Denny on February 19, 1846, and they had at least five children: Hannah, born around 1848; Diana, born around 1848; Clayton, born around 1851; John, born around 1855; and Francis, born around 1858.
They lived in Washington County, Indiana, and her husband worked as a farmer. By 1860, they owned $1,000 of real estate and $450 of personal property. A decade later, they owned $1,200 of real estate and $7,500 of personal property. Her husband died on February 24, 1896, and she died of “senility” in Washington, Indiana, on April 15, 1912.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2253) | Denny, Sarah ~ Gordon, Sarah | 1817-12-05 | 1912-04-15 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (3546) [recipient] ~ Gilbert H. Denny to Morris T. Denny and Sarah Denny, 24 March 1862
People - Records: 2
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011, available from Ancestry.com.
