On August 15, 1836, Sarah's mother, Harriett Ruggles Gold Boudinot, dies at age thirty one. Sarah is only four and a half years old.
June 22, 1839, Sarah's father, Elias, her cousin John Ridge and great uncle Major Ridge were murdered because they were three of the more than twenty who signed the 1835 Treaty of New Echota which signed over the land of the Cherokee to the United States. Sarah was only seven when her father was murdered.
August 30, 1845, Sarah died at age twelve years and six months in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut and is buried in the Washington Cemetery, Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut.
On August 15, 1836, Sarah's mother, Harriett Ruggles Gold Boudinot, dies at age thirty one. Sarah is only four and a half years old.
June 22, 1839, Sarah's father, Elias, her cousin John Ridge and great uncle Major Ridge were murdered because they were three of the more than twenty who signed the 1835 Treaty of New Echota which signed over the land of the Cherokee to the United States. Sarah was only seven when her father was murdered.
August 30, 1845, Sarah died at age twelve years and six months in Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut and is buried in the Washington Cemetery, Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut.
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