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Sophia <I>Perry</I> Gaylord

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Sophia Perry Gaylord

Birth
Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Death
11 Oct 1930 (aged 89)
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 61 Section 3 Grave 3
Memorial ID
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Sophia was baptized Catharine Sophia Perry. Her parents were Paul PERRY and Eleonore BEDARD. Some of the Canadian church records for the family have their surname listed as PARE. Family tradition says that they were French Canadian, though some stories have Paul with English ancestry. The Bedards certainly had French ancestry.

Sophia married Sanford GAYLORD May 12, 1860 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. According to Sanford's Naturalization papers, their family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in June 1874.

They moved with five of their six known children: William, who married Lena HANKEY; Minerva "Minnie", who married George LAWLESS; Eva "Effie", who married Lewis BAILEY; Edwin, who married Maud JAMES; and Frederick "Fred", who married Mary RUPPERT and Anna BENZENHOEFER Rentz. Their sixth child, Bertha "Birdie", who married Frederick SAYWELL, was born in Cleveland.

Sophia had the following siblings: Samuel, who married Ann DERWIN; Letitia, who married John DUVAL; Elenora, who married James KEW; Paul, who married Emma REED; Delphine, who married Solomon LALONDE; Susan, who married Charles MILLS; and Marie, who was born shortly before her mother passed away, and for whom no further records have been found yet.

Biography by Janet K Member#48096614
Sophia was baptized Catharine Sophia Perry. Her parents were Paul PERRY and Eleonore BEDARD. Some of the Canadian church records for the family have their surname listed as PARE. Family tradition says that they were French Canadian, though some stories have Paul with English ancestry. The Bedards certainly had French ancestry.

Sophia married Sanford GAYLORD May 12, 1860 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. According to Sanford's Naturalization papers, their family moved to Cleveland, Ohio in June 1874.

They moved with five of their six known children: William, who married Lena HANKEY; Minerva "Minnie", who married George LAWLESS; Eva "Effie", who married Lewis BAILEY; Edwin, who married Maud JAMES; and Frederick "Fred", who married Mary RUPPERT and Anna BENZENHOEFER Rentz. Their sixth child, Bertha "Birdie", who married Frederick SAYWELL, was born in Cleveland.

Sophia had the following siblings: Samuel, who married Ann DERWIN; Letitia, who married John DUVAL; Elenora, who married James KEW; Paul, who married Emma REED; Delphine, who married Solomon LALONDE; Susan, who married Charles MILLS; and Marie, who was born shortly before her mother passed away, and for whom no further records have been found yet.

Biography by Janet K Member#48096614


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  • Created by: Janet K
  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120161462/sophia-gaylord: accessed ), memorial page for Sophia Perry Gaylord (17 Sep 1841–11 Oct 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120161462, citing Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Janet K (contributor 48096614).