Sarah RITCHIE
31st Oct 1834 - about 1884
Life History
31st Oct 1834 |
Born in Skerry & Racavan, Antrim, Ireland |
about 1854 |
Married Robert LEE |
about 1856 |
Birth of daughter Mary LEE |
about 1858 |
Birth of son John LEE in Ontario |
15th Jun 1861 |
Birth of daughter Ann LEE in Cobden Ontario |
21st Dec 1862 |
Birth of son Robert W. LEE in Ross Twp., Renfrew Cty. Ont |
28th Apr 1866 |
Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ann LEE in Ross Twp., Renfrew Cty., Ontario |
about 1868 |
Birth of daughter Catherine (Kate) LEE in Ross Twp. Renfrew Cty |
4th May 1870 |
Birth of son James Russell LEE in Ross Twp. Renfrew County, Ont. |
21st Jul 1874 |
Birth of son George LEE in Ontario |
Apr 1875 |
Birth of daughter Sarah LEE in Ross Twp, Renfrew Cty, Ontario |
2nd Nov 1878 |
Birth of son Edward LEE in Cobden, Ontario |
about 1884 |
Died in Ross Twp., Renfrew Cty., Ontario |
about 1884 |
Buried in Beachburg Union Cemetery, Renfrew Cty. Ontario |
Notes
- [Good Robinson Ritchie Lee et al.FTW]
Sarah's name is spelled "Richie" on the birth certificate of her son, James Russell Lee.
It is also spelled "Ritchie" in various census records & a broken headstone in Beachburg Union Cemetery reads:
"In Memory of (Sa)? rah Ritchie
Wife of(?)
died age 48(?) yrs.
Erected by Dau Eliza"
This stone is next to that of Sarah's parents, James Ritchie and Mary McCambridge.
Ontario Vital Statistics death registration No. 016557 reads:
LEE, Sarah - Death Date not Given
Spinster - Born in Ireland - Religious Denomination Presbyterian
Cause of Death Consumption 18 months (Dr. Forbes)
Informant - Robert Lee, Ross
Registered March 27, 1884 per John Reynolds, Registrar
Mary Laura Finnigan (nee McGinn) has her date of death as Jan 11, 1884; but no source is given.