Sarah Oldham Peterson

1846 - Aft 1922  (> 77 years)

• Name	Sarah Oldham Peterson
  Birth	6 Dec 1846	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	Aug 1850	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Census	1 Jun 1855	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Census	22 Jun 1860	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	Address: South Abington
  Census	May 1865	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  	Address: South Ward
  Census	16 Jun 1870	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  Census	4 Jun 1880	South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	Address: School St.
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [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, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  	Address: 307 Harvard St
  Residence	1907	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  	Address: 307 Harvard St
  Residence	1909	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [11]
  	Address: 39 Harvard St
  Census	29 Apr 1910	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [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, Massachusetts, United States   [13]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1917	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [14]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1920	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [15]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  Residence	1922	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [16]
  	Address: 7 Harvard St
  _AMTID	162485318798:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LH55-217
  _UID	9004C791E0F9463CBE9BD2A901FAB5E6B12E
  Death	Aft 1922	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I4850	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019

  
  

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

  
  

  Family 1	Amos W. Merrow,   b. 1849, New Hampshire, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	13 Apr 1873	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [18, 19]
  Divorce	8 Aug 1877	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [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.
  Divorced	18 Oct 1877	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [19]
  	Divorce of Sarah Peterson and Amos Merrow finalized.
  Children	1. Lester Everette Merrow,   b. 21 Nov 1874, Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 1927, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F1461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Walter S. Hooper,   b. 19 Mar 1849, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Mar 1916, Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years)  [20]
  Marriage License	9 Mar 1878	East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [21]
  Marriage	14 Mar 1878	East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [22]
  	This is Sarah's 2nd marriage. She was previously married to Merrow.
  Divorce	7 May 1891	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [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
  Divorced	18 Dec 1891	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [23]
  	Decree of divorce for cruel and abusive treatment on part of libelee with custody of minor children - 18 Dec 1891
  Divorced	28 Jun 1892	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [8, 23]
  	Final decree - divorce absolute - 28 Jun 1892
  Children	+ 1. Cora Stetson Hooper,   b. 31 Aug 1879, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jun 1980, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 100 years)   2. Alice Sarah Hooper,   b. 22 Sep 1881, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Feb 1910, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F1460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Dec 1846 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Aug 1850 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1 Jun 1855 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: South Abington - 22 Jun 1860 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: South Ward - May 1865 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - 16 Jun 1870 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 13 Apr 1873 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - 8 Aug 1877 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorced - 18 Oct 1877 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Marriage License - 9 Mar 1878 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Marriage - 14 Mar 1878 - East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: School St. - 4 Jun 1880 - South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorce - 7 May 1891 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorced - 18 Dec 1891 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Divorced - 28 Jun 1892 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: 277 School St. - 13 Jun 1900 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 307 Harvard St - 1906 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 307 Harvard St - 1907 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 39 Harvard St - 1909 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - 29 Apr 1910 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1915 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1917 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1920 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 7 Harvard St - 1922 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Death - Aft 1922 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  = 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

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