


Wrenacres
Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson
Sarah Oldham Peterson

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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]
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South AbingtonCensus May 1865 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [5]
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South WardCensus 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]
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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 StResidence 1907 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [10]
Address:
307 Harvard StResidence 1909 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [11]
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39 Harvard StCensus 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 StResidence 1917 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [14]
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7 Harvard StResidence 1920 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [15]
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7 Harvard StResidence 1922 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [16]
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7 Harvard StDied 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
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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.
- 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.
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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.
- [S681] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, 22 July 2012; Sarah Oldham Peterson, Abington Birth Records.