Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) Kershaw (b. August 15, 1815; Setauket, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA - d. November 22, 1894; Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA)
Name:
Sarah Oldrin. Her name is also written as "Sarah Olderon" and "Sarah Olderen".
Parents:
Almy Kinner (1780-1853) and Captain William Oldren (1772-1858).
Birth:
She was born in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York on August 15, 1815.
Marriage:
Sarah married Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) on 11 February 1836 at the United Methodist Church in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Manhattan, New York to Bridgewater and Somerville, New Jersey:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census. By 1872 she was living with her children in Somerville, New Jersey based on bank records for Anna, her daughter.
Children:
Her children still living between the years 1850-1872 included: Mary Elizabeth Kershaw (1837-1915) who married George W. Remer (1830-1903); Isaac Kershaw (1840-?); Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Cornelius Williamson (1824-1884) and after his death married William W. Young (1817-1900); Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930) who married Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896); and Peter Kershaw (1849-bef1872).
Death of husband:
Her husband died in 1854 in the waning days of the California Gold Rush . He died on a ship just as it reached San Francisco, California.
Death:
She died in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey on November 22, 1894 of "organic disease of the heart".
Burial:
Castner-Compton Cemetery, Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey. On her death certificate it is listed as "Compton Burying Ground". Bandana Girl from Findagrave wrote on June 2, 2018: "I believe I have found Mary E. Kershaw's burial place in the same cemetery as her mother ... Castner Compton in NJ. She was married to George W. Remer and is on Findagrave under the name Mary E. Remer. and there is a stone showing her maiden name as well. Sarah O. Kershaw never had a stone, but was buried to the north of her daughter and son-in-law at the Castner-Compton Cemetery. Got this info from the Somerset County Historical Society. Also, there is a Sarah Kershow living with George and Mary Remer in the 1885 census. I did not find her in any of the other censuses for them however. " Here is the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter: "The Compton-Castner Burying Ground (Copy of a Letter) Adamsville Road, Somerville, N.J. May 27, 1943. Dear Charlie, I do not know of any record of the burials in the Compton-Castner burying ground in either the Van Nostrand or Remer families. I do not know when or where George Remer died or if he is buried beside his wife Rachel, but I presume he was I saw Gus Campbell and asked him if he could locate the graves of his parents, sister and brothers. He said he could. Bryan Remer’s wife, Eliza Cain, was a sister to my grandfather, Joseph Cain. Joseph Cain, Jr., a brother to my father, is not buried there. He is buried with his family at Newark, N.J. My great-grandmother, Sarah Oldrin Kershaw (b. Aug. 15, 1815; m. Abram Kershaw Feb. 11, 1836; d. Nov. 22, 1894), lies in an unmarked grave, I think, just north of the Remer graves. She was the mother of Mary E. Kershaw, who was the wife of George W. Remer. My great-grandfather, Abram Kershaw (b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. Oct. 9, 1854) is not buried beside his wife. He, with his nephew Wm. Duryea (the Glen Cove, L.I., Starch Co. family), left New York during the gold rush to seek their fortunes in California. Great-grandfather died on the ship just as it reached San Francisco. I have several letters he wrote to my great-grandmother while on the voyage around the Horn, also the letter written by Wm. Duryea telling of his sudden death. I do not know where Rachel Hodge Cain is buried. Sincerely, Mabel Van Nostrand."
Relationship:
Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) was the third great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Uncompleted tasks:
Find her in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US census.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 8, 2003. Updated on February 20, 2009 with information on the 1872 bank records of Anna Kershaw. Updated on October 28, 2009 with information based on the marriage certificate of Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) from August 27, 1885. Updated on February 16, 2012 with information from her death certificate. Updated on October 9, 2014 with her birthplace from the death certificate of Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930). Updated on May 20, 2016 with her mother's maiden name provided by Kathleen Powers based on Records of Old Bible, dated 1875 by George Henry Wood. Updated on March 8, 2017 with the date of her marriage. Note: Kevin Borland at one time erroneously connected her to "Sarah Eldert" and those references might still be found online. Updated on June 2, 2018 with information on her burial and the married name of her daughter. Updated on June 6, 2018 with her birth date, and the contents of the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter, and the spouses of her children.
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Name:
Sarah Oldrin. Her name is also written as "Sarah Olderon" and "Sarah Olderen".
Parents:
Almy Kinner (1780-1853) and Captain William Oldren (1772-1858).
Birth:
She was born in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York on August 15, 1815.
Marriage:
Sarah married Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) on 11 February 1836 at the United Methodist Church in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Manhattan, New York to Bridgewater and Somerville, New Jersey:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census. By 1872 she was living with her children in Somerville, New Jersey based on bank records for Anna, her daughter.
Children:
Her children still living between the years 1850-1872 included: Mary Elizabeth Kershaw (1837-1915) who married George W. Remer (1830-1903); Isaac Kershaw (1840-?); Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Cornelius Williamson (1824-1884) and after his death married William W. Young (1817-1900); Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930) who married Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896); and Peter Kershaw (1849-bef1872).
Death of husband:
Her husband died in 1854 in the waning days of the California Gold Rush . He died on a ship just as it reached San Francisco, California.
Death:
She died in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey on November 22, 1894 of "organic disease of the heart".
Burial:
Castner-Compton Cemetery, Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey. On her death certificate it is listed as "Compton Burying Ground". Bandana Girl from Findagrave wrote on June 2, 2018: "I believe I have found Mary E. Kershaw's burial place in the same cemetery as her mother ... Castner Compton in NJ. She was married to George W. Remer and is on Findagrave under the name Mary E. Remer. and there is a stone showing her maiden name as well. Sarah O. Kershaw never had a stone, but was buried to the north of her daughter and son-in-law at the Castner-Compton Cemetery. Got this info from the Somerset County Historical Society. Also, there is a Sarah Kershow living with George and Mary Remer in the 1885 census. I did not find her in any of the other censuses for them however. " Here is the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter: "The Compton-Castner Burying Ground (Copy of a Letter) Adamsville Road, Somerville, N.J. May 27, 1943. Dear Charlie, I do not know of any record of the burials in the Compton-Castner burying ground in either the Van Nostrand or Remer families. I do not know when or where George Remer died or if he is buried beside his wife Rachel, but I presume he was I saw Gus Campbell and asked him if he could locate the graves of his parents, sister and brothers. He said he could. Bryan Remer’s wife, Eliza Cain, was a sister to my grandfather, Joseph Cain. Joseph Cain, Jr., a brother to my father, is not buried there. He is buried with his family at Newark, N.J. My great-grandmother, Sarah Oldrin Kershaw (b. Aug. 15, 1815; m. Abram Kershaw Feb. 11, 1836; d. Nov. 22, 1894), lies in an unmarked grave, I think, just north of the Remer graves. She was the mother of Mary E. Kershaw, who was the wife of George W. Remer. My great-grandfather, Abram Kershaw (b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. Oct. 9, 1854) is not buried beside his wife. He, with his nephew Wm. Duryea (the Glen Cove, L.I., Starch Co. family), left New York during the gold rush to seek their fortunes in California. Great-grandfather died on the ship just as it reached San Francisco. I have several letters he wrote to my great-grandmother while on the voyage around the Horn, also the letter written by Wm. Duryea telling of his sudden death. I do not know where Rachel Hodge Cain is buried. Sincerely, Mabel Van Nostrand."
Relationship:
Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) was the third great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Uncompleted tasks:
Find her in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US census.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 8, 2003. Updated on February 20, 2009 with information on the 1872 bank records of Anna Kershaw. Updated on October 28, 2009 with information based on the marriage certificate of Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) from August 27, 1885. Updated on February 16, 2012 with information from her death certificate. Updated on October 9, 2014 with her birthplace from the death certificate of Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930). Updated on May 20, 2016 with her mother's maiden name provided by Kathleen Powers based on Records of Old Bible, dated 1875 by George Henry Wood. Updated on March 8, 2017 with the date of her marriage. Note: Kevin Borland at one time erroneously connected her to "Sarah Eldert" and those references might still be found online. Updated on June 2, 2018 with information on her burial and the married name of her daughter. Updated on June 6, 2018 with her birth date, and the contents of the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter, and the spouses of her children.
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Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) Kershaw (b. August 15, 1815; Setauket, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, USA - d. November 22, 1894; Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA)
Name:
Sarah Oldrin. Her name is also written as "Sarah Olderon" and "Sarah Olderen".
Parents:
Almy Kinner (1780-1853) and Captain William Oldren (1772-1858).
Birth:
She was born in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York on August 15, 1815.
Marriage:
Sarah married Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) on 11 February 1836 at the United Methodist Church in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Manhattan, New York to Bridgewater and Somerville, New Jersey:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census. By 1872 she was living with her children in Somerville, New Jersey based on bank records for Anna, her daughter.
Children:
Her children still living between the years 1850-1872 included: Mary Elizabeth Kershaw (1837-1915) who married George W. Remer (1830-1903); Isaac Kershaw (1840-?); Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Cornelius Williamson (1824-1884) and after his death married William W. Young (1817-1900); Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930) who married Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896); and Peter Kershaw (1849-bef1872).
Death of husband:
Her husband died in 1854 in the waning days of the California Gold Rush . He died on a ship just as it reached San Francisco, California.
Death:
She died in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey on November 22, 1894 of "organic disease of the heart".
Burial:
Castner-Compton Cemetery, Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey. On her death certificate it is listed as "Compton Burying Ground". Bandana Girl from Findagrave wrote on June 2, 2018: "I believe I have found Mary E. Kershaw's burial place in the same cemetery as her mother ... Castner Compton in NJ. She was married to George W. Remer and is on Findagrave under the name Mary E. Remer. and there is a stone showing her maiden name as well. Sarah O. Kershaw never had a stone, but was buried to the north of her daughter and son-in-law at the Castner-Compton Cemetery. Got this info from the Somerset County Historical Society. Also, there is a Sarah Kershow living with George and Mary Remer in the 1885 census. I did not find her in any of the other censuses for them however. " Here is the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter: "The Compton-Castner Burying Ground (Copy of a Letter) Adamsville Road, Somerville, N.J. May 27, 1943. Dear Charlie, I do not know of any record of the burials in the Compton-Castner burying ground in either the Van Nostrand or Remer families. I do not know when or where George Remer died or if he is buried beside his wife Rachel, but I presume he was I saw Gus Campbell and asked him if he could locate the graves of his parents, sister and brothers. He said he could. Bryan Remer’s wife, Eliza Cain, was a sister to my grandfather, Joseph Cain. Joseph Cain, Jr., a brother to my father, is not buried there. He is buried with his family at Newark, N.J. My great-grandmother, Sarah Oldrin Kershaw (b. Aug. 15, 1815; m. Abram Kershaw Feb. 11, 1836; d. Nov. 22, 1894), lies in an unmarked grave, I think, just north of the Remer graves. She was the mother of Mary E. Kershaw, who was the wife of George W. Remer. My great-grandfather, Abram Kershaw (b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. Oct. 9, 1854) is not buried beside his wife. He, with his nephew Wm. Duryea (the Glen Cove, L.I., Starch Co. family), left New York during the gold rush to seek their fortunes in California. Great-grandfather died on the ship just as it reached San Francisco. I have several letters he wrote to my great-grandmother while on the voyage around the Horn, also the letter written by Wm. Duryea telling of his sudden death. I do not know where Rachel Hodge Cain is buried. Sincerely, Mabel Van Nostrand."
Relationship:
Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) was the third great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Uncompleted tasks:
Find her in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US census.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 8, 2003. Updated on February 20, 2009 with information on the 1872 bank records of Anna Kershaw. Updated on October 28, 2009 with information based on the marriage certificate of Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) from August 27, 1885. Updated on February 16, 2012 with information from her death certificate. Updated on October 9, 2014 with her birthplace from the death certificate of Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930). Updated on May 20, 2016 with her mother's maiden name provided by Kathleen Powers based on Records of Old Bible, dated 1875 by George Henry Wood. Updated on March 8, 2017 with the date of her marriage. Note: Kevin Borland at one time erroneously connected her to "Sarah Eldert" and those references might still be found online. Updated on June 2, 2018 with information on her burial and the married name of her daughter. Updated on June 6, 2018 with her birth date, and the contents of the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter, and the spouses of her children.
.
Name:
Sarah Oldrin. Her name is also written as "Sarah Olderon" and "Sarah Olderen".
Parents:
Almy Kinner (1780-1853) and Captain William Oldren (1772-1858).
Birth:
She was born in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York on August 15, 1815.
Marriage:
Sarah married Abraham Kershaw (1815-1854) on 11 February 1836 at the United Methodist Church in Manhattan, New York City, New York.
Manhattan, New York to Bridgewater and Somerville, New Jersey:
By 1850 the family was living in Manhattan and they appear in the census. By 1872 she was living with her children in Somerville, New Jersey based on bank records for Anna, her daughter.
Children:
Her children still living between the years 1850-1872 included: Mary Elizabeth Kershaw (1837-1915) who married George W. Remer (1830-1903); Isaac Kershaw (1840-?); Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) who married Matthew Cornelius Williamson (1824-1884) and after his death married William W. Young (1817-1900); Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930) who married Jerome N. Rappleyea (1831-1896); and Peter Kershaw (1849-bef1872).
Death of husband:
Her husband died in 1854 in the waning days of the California Gold Rush . He died on a ship just as it reached San Francisco, California.
Death:
She died in Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey on November 22, 1894 of "organic disease of the heart".
Burial:
Castner-Compton Cemetery, Martinsville, Somerset County, New Jersey. On her death certificate it is listed as "Compton Burying Ground". Bandana Girl from Findagrave wrote on June 2, 2018: "I believe I have found Mary E. Kershaw's burial place in the same cemetery as her mother ... Castner Compton in NJ. She was married to George W. Remer and is on Findagrave under the name Mary E. Remer. and there is a stone showing her maiden name as well. Sarah O. Kershaw never had a stone, but was buried to the north of her daughter and son-in-law at the Castner-Compton Cemetery. Got this info from the Somerset County Historical Society. Also, there is a Sarah Kershow living with George and Mary Remer in the 1885 census. I did not find her in any of the other censuses for them however. " Here is the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter: "The Compton-Castner Burying Ground (Copy of a Letter) Adamsville Road, Somerville, N.J. May 27, 1943. Dear Charlie, I do not know of any record of the burials in the Compton-Castner burying ground in either the Van Nostrand or Remer families. I do not know when or where George Remer died or if he is buried beside his wife Rachel, but I presume he was I saw Gus Campbell and asked him if he could locate the graves of his parents, sister and brothers. He said he could. Bryan Remer’s wife, Eliza Cain, was a sister to my grandfather, Joseph Cain. Joseph Cain, Jr., a brother to my father, is not buried there. He is buried with his family at Newark, N.J. My great-grandmother, Sarah Oldrin Kershaw (b. Aug. 15, 1815; m. Abram Kershaw Feb. 11, 1836; d. Nov. 22, 1894), lies in an unmarked grave, I think, just north of the Remer graves. She was the mother of Mary E. Kershaw, who was the wife of George W. Remer. My great-grandfather, Abram Kershaw (b. Oct. 23, 1813; d. Oct. 9, 1854) is not buried beside his wife. He, with his nephew Wm. Duryea (the Glen Cove, L.I., Starch Co. family), left New York during the gold rush to seek their fortunes in California. Great-grandfather died on the ship just as it reached San Francisco. I have several letters he wrote to my great-grandmother while on the voyage around the Horn, also the letter written by Wm. Duryea telling of his sudden death. I do not know where Rachel Hodge Cain is buried. Sincerely, Mabel Van Nostrand."
Relationship:
Sarah Oldrin (1815-1894) was the third great-grandmother of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Uncompleted tasks:
Find her in the 1860, 1870, and 1880 US census.
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on September 8, 2003. Updated on February 20, 2009 with information on the 1872 bank records of Anna Kershaw. Updated on October 28, 2009 with information based on the marriage certificate of Sarah Kershaw (1843-1922) from August 27, 1885. Updated on February 16, 2012 with information from her death certificate. Updated on October 9, 2014 with her birthplace from the death certificate of Amy O. Kershaw (1847-1930). Updated on May 20, 2016 with her mother's maiden name provided by Kathleen Powers based on Records of Old Bible, dated 1875 by George Henry Wood. Updated on March 8, 2017 with the date of her marriage. Note: Kevin Borland at one time erroneously connected her to "Sarah Eldert" and those references might still be found online. Updated on June 2, 2018 with information on her burial and the married name of her daughter. Updated on June 6, 2018 with her birth date, and the contents of the Mabel Cain Van Nostrand (1875-1955) letter, and the spouses of her children.
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