Sarah Farnsworth born May 1842 to Reuben and Eunice (Earle) Farnsworth of Westford, Chittenden County VT

[George Ott]

Hello List,

My wifes great-grandmother is Sarah (Farnsworth) Creighton, born to Reuben and Eunice (Earle) Farnsworth in May 1842.  I did not find mention of a daughter named Sarah born to Reuben and Eunice Farnsworth in either Farnsworth Memorial or on any of the many web sites devoted to the Matthias Farnsworth family.  I am posting the following information from my research of Sarah Farnsworth.   The 1850 Census of Westford Township, Chittenden County, Vermont shows the following:

Dwelling No.    Family No.        Name of Person        Age    Sex    Color    Occupation    Value of RE owned     Birthplace 

    871                876              Judea Farnsworth        79        F        W                                                                 VT
                                          Reuben Farnsworth        47        M        W        Farmer            5000                           VT
                                           Eunice Farnsworth        38        F        W                                                                 VT
                                            Lynde Farnsworth        18        M        W        Farmer                                               VT
                                           Moses Farnsworth        11        M        W                                                                 VT
                                        James B Farnsworth          6        M        W                                                                 VT  
                                            Sarah Farnsworth          8         F        W                                                                 VT 

The 1860 Census Index shows Reuben in Lake County, Illinois.  A search of Illinois Marriages shows Sarah Farnsworth and John R Creighton getting married in Cook County on July 12 1867.  John Creighton's 1st wife Martha Ann Keefer passed away December 03, 1866 leaving John with one child, Isabella.   John and Sarah's 1st child, Ida U. Creighton was born to them in 1868. 

John Creighton and Lynde Farnsworth moved their families by covered wagon to near Wicitha Kansas - source: SOUR Wilson Family Genealogy written by Jeanette Evans Wilson of Granville, the 1870 census finds the John Creightons and the Lynde Farnsworths living next to each other in Augusta Township, Butler County, Kansas.  A transcript of the 1870m census follows:

Dwelling    Family        Name of Person        Age    Sex    Color    Occupation        Real Estate    Per Prop    Birthplace

    5            5            Creighton, John R         34        M        W        Carpenter            2500            350            New York
                                                Sarah          28        F        W       Keeping House                                          Vermont
                                                Isabella         8        F         W        at Home                                                  New York
                                                Ida U             2        F         W         at Home                                                 Illinois

    6            6          Farnsworth, Lynde E.       38       M        W        Farmer                3500            600            Vermont                                                        Ellen E.        35        F        W      Keeping House                                          Vermont
                                                Walter E.      11        M        W    attending School                                         Illinois
                                                Henry E.         9        M        W    attending  School                                        Illinois
                                                Mary               7        F        W    attending School                                         Illinois
                                                Herman P.        5        M        W     at Home                                                   Illinois
                                                Blanche A.        3        F        W      at Home                                                  Illinois
                                                Charles L.        9/12    M        W      at Home                                                  Kansas

    7            7            Creighton, David               24        M        W       Farmer                1000                            New York


I will post more on John and Sarah (Farnsworth) Creighton later. Sarah's death certificate shows she passed away July 04, 1906 at Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.  Sarah and John are burried at Greenwod Memorial Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.  I hope this information is of value to some of the fellow Farnsworth researchers.

Best Regards,


George Richard Ott

dickott at worldnet.att.net


             
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