Sarah Oldham Peterson

1846 - Aft 1922  (> 77 years)

• Name	Sarah Oldham Peterson
  Born	6 Dec 1846	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	Aug 1850	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [2]
  Census	1 Jun 1855	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  Census	22 Jun 1860	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	Address: South Abington
  Census	May 1865	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [5]
  	Address: South Ward
  Census	16 Jun 1870	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  Census	4 Jun 1880	South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [7]
  	Address: School St.
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [8]
  	Address: 277 School St.
  	Sarah is enumerated in her father's home in 1900. There is a Benjamin F. Peterson next door who may be an older brother. She is listed as divorced and as having 3 children, all three of whom are still living. Sarah notes that she had three children, all of whom are still living in 1910.
  Residence	1906	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [9]
  	Address: 307 Harvard St
  Residence	1907	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [10]
  	Address: 307 Harvard St
  Residence	1909	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [11]
  	Address: 39 Harvard St
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [12]
  	In 1910, Sarah is living as a boarder. She reports that she is a widow and that 2 of her 3 children are living.
  Residence	1915	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [13]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1917	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [14]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1920	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [15]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1922	Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [16]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Died	Aft 1922	Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
  Person ID	I4850	Scott Dickson's Family
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Franklin Peterson,   b. 12 Mar 1811, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Oct 1901, Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Almira Stetson,   b. 27 Mar 1806, Pembroke, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Jan 1880, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 73 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1833	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [17]
  Family ID	F2739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Amos W. Merrow,   b. 1849, New Hampshire ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Apr 1873	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [18, 19]
  Divorced	8 Aug 1877	Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [19]
  	Sarah O Merrow brought suit against Amos Merrow for divorce - October Term 1877 - 8 Aug 1877 Claims that Amos Merrow deserted the family on 13 Mar 1874.
  Children	1. Lester Everette Merrow,   b. 21 Nov 1874, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 1927, Brockton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F1461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Walter S. Hooper,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Brockton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Mar 1916, Rockland, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 66 years)  [20]
  Marriage License	9 Mar 1878	East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [21]
  Married	14 Mar 1878	East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [22]
  	This is Sarah's 2nd marriage. She was previously married to Merrow.
  Divorced	7 May 1891	Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [23]
  	Sarah O Hooper filed for divorce from Walter S Hooper - 7 May 1891 Summons issued returnable 1 Jun 1891 Walter defaulted on summons 18 Dec 1891
  Children	1. Cora Stetson Hooper,   b. 31 Aug 1879, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Jun 1980, Massachusetts  (Age 100 years)   2. Alice Sarah Hooper,   b. 22 Sep 1881, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 1 Feb 1910, Brockton, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F1460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1846 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Aug 1850 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - 1 Jun 1855 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: South Abington - 22 Jun 1860 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: South Ward - May 1865 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - 16 Jun 1870 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Married - 13 Apr 1873 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Divorced - 8 Aug 1877 - Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Marriage License - 9 Mar 1878 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Married - 14 Mar 1878 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: School St. - 4 Jun 1880 - South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Divorced - 7 May 1891 - Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: 277 School St. - 13 Jun 1900 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 307 Harvard St - 1906 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 307 Harvard St - 1907 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 39 Harvard St - 1909 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - 29 Apr 1910 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1915 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1917 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1920 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1922 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Died - Aft 1922 - Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  So far, we have not yet found a death date for Sarah. She does not appear in the Massachusetts 1920 or 1930 census. Nor in the town records or death indexes. It seems unlikely that she moved away but we have not found a death record. There is a story in the Boston Globe about a Sarah Hooper, elderly (62 years), paralytic, who was being transported to the state hospital at Tewksbury and got stuck in a hearse for 8 hours. But, our Sarah Hooper is in Whitman in 1917-1920.

  
  

• Sources

  [S681] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, 22 July 2012; Sarah Oldham Peterson, Abington Birth Records. [S682] 1850 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington; page 413; dwelling 437, family 559; Franklin Peterson. [S1285] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Plymouth County, Franklin Peterson; Dwelling 61, Family 87. [S683] 1860 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington, South Abington; page 99; dwelling 653, family 809; Franklin Peterson. [S1283] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Plymouth Co., Bridgewater, Franklin Peterson; Dwelling 27, Family 37. [S684] 1870 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington; page 35; dwelling 257, family 302; Franklin Peterson. [S686] 1880 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co., MA, South Abington; ED 552; page 10; dwelling 85, family 106; W.S. Hooper. [S651] 1900 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Whitman; ED 1152; sheet 12; dwelling 242, family 305, 277 School Street; Franklin Peterson. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1907 City Directory, Page 63, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts,1094 City Directory, Page 55, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1909 City Directory, Page 66, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S645] 1910 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co., MA, Whitman; ED 1251; sheet 16-A; dwelling 314, family 424, 29 Harvard St.; Sarah Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1915 City Directory, Page 52, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1917 City Directory, Page 56, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1920 City Directory, Page 65, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S688] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, 14 December 2019; Whitman, Massachusetts, 1922 City Directory, Page 102, Mrs. Sarah O Hooper. [S685] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, 23 July 2012; Abington, Massachusetts Marriages - Franklin Peterson to Almira Stetson. [S690] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915, 30 July 2012; Abington, 1873, Amos Merrow to Sarah Peterson. [S1316] Supreme Judicial Court Plymouth County Record Book - 1873-1878, Divorce Records, Sarah O. Merrow vs Amos Merrow, p. 376. [S1279] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, 8 July 2017; 1910, Brocton, Sarah Allice Goodwin. [S1280] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, East Bridgewater, Intentions of Marriage, Births Marriages and Deaths, 9 Mar 1878, Walter S Hooper to Sarah O Merrow. [S653] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988, 22 July 2012; E. Bridgewater Marriages - Walter S. Hooper to Sarah O. Merron. [S1317] Plymouth County Superior Court Docket Book - Divorces - 1888-1910, Case 1044, Sarah O Hooper vs Walter S Hooper.