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Sarah Bower

Sarah Bower

Female 1800 - 1872  (71 years)

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  • Name Sarah Bower 
    Birth 31 Dec 1800  Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1850  Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1860  2nd Ward, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1870  Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    This is a bit of a mystery where she is buried in Morgan two years later. This is a bit of a mystery. 
    _UID C773A6BEE0054F4A92CA0C220D1A4DA3BD15 
    Death 26 Dec 1872  Weber City, Morgan, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Peterson, Morgan, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I344  Watson Clan Tree
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2013 

    Father Ancestors Johannes Bauer,   b. 1759, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1844, Lansingville, Tompkins, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Anna Rosina Young,   b. Abt 1763, of Plainsfield, Northampton, Penn. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1861, Lansingville, Tompkins, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 98 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1787  Lansing, Tompkins, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 89D13B6D4A3A7E4FA92E911FEA026085ABB9 
    Family ID F335  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Thomas Colborn,   b. 3 Aug 1801, Genoa, Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1887, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 11 Aug 1825  Lyons, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    _UID 613533100F8B934398FD3A4F4190983C0C3D 
    Children 
     1. Amanda Bower Colborn
     2. Thomas Colborn
     3. Hannah Mirinda Colborn
    +4. Sarah Matilda Colborn,   b. 4 Nov 1834, Rose, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1926, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    Married: 1x5. Rosina Colborn,   b. 16 May 1837, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1929, Brighton, Salt Lake, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     6. James Colborn,   b. 1838, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Talmai Hamilton Colborn
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2013 

  • Headstones
    Sarah Bower 1800-1872 - Headstone
    Sarah Bower 1800-1872 - Headstone

    Histories
    Sarah Bower 1800-1871 - Obituary - Deseret News, 10 Jan 1872 - pg 580
    Sarah Bower 1800-1871 - Obituary - Deseret News, 10 Jan 1872 - pg 580
    DIED

    At Weber City, Morgan county, Utah, Territory, Dec. 27th, 1871, SARAH, wife of Thomas Colborn. She was born in Cayuga county, N.Y., Dec. 31st, 1800. Married to Thomas Colborn, August 11th, 1825. Embraced the gospel April 15th, a833, being the first fruits of Prsident Brigham Young's missionary labors. In the spring of 1843 she with her husband and family removed to Nauvoo. Inth spring of 1846 she left Nauvoo with a large company of Latter-day Saints for Upper California; arrived at Council Bluffs in July, settled in Winter Quarters, and remained there until the spring of 1848. In May left for Great Salt Lake Valley, and arrived here September 24th. In 1849 removed to Salt Lake City, settled in the 2nd Ward, remained there until the year 1863, when she removed to and settled in Weber City, Morgan County. In all her travels and privations, she never was known to grumble or complain. She was an affectionate wife, kind mother and a true and faithful Latter-day Saint. She enjoyed remarkably good health through a long life of struggle and toil. She was taken ill with a pain in her side on the morning of the 3rd ult., and kept growing weaker until the morning of the 26th, when she expired, aged 70 years, 11 months, and 27 days.--[Com.

  • Sources 
    1. [S177] Obituary - Various Sources (Reliability: 2).
      Deseret News, 10 Jan 1872 - pg 580

      DIED

      At Weber City, Morgan county, Utah, Territory, Dec. 27th, 1871, SARAH, wife of Thomas Colborn. She was born in Cayuga county, N.Y., Dec. 31st, 1800. Married to Thomas Colborn, August 11th, 1825. Embraced the gospel April 15th, a833, being the first fruits of Prsident Brigham Young's missionary labors. In the spring of 1843 she with her husband and family removed to Nauvoo. Inth spring of 1846 she left Nauvoo with a large company of Latter-day Saints for Upper California; arrived at Council Bluffs in July, settled in Winter Quarters, and remained there until the spring of 1848. In May left for Great Salt Lake Valley, and arrived here September 24th. In 1849 removed to Salt Lake City, settled in the 2nd Ward, remained there until the year 1863, when she removed to and settled in Weber City, Morgan County. In all her travels and privations, she never was known to grumble or complain. She was an affectionate wife, kind mother and a true and faithful Latter-day Saint. She enjoyed remarkably good health through a long life of struggle and toil. She was taken ill with a pain in her side on the morning of the 3rd ult., and kept growing weaker until the morning of the 26th, when she expired, aged 70 years, 11 months, and 27 days.--[Com.

    2. [S67] 1850 United States Census (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Sarah Colborn
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1850
      Event Place: Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 50
      Marital Status:
      Race (Original):
      Race:
      Birthplace: New York
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1800
      House Number: 516
      Family Number: 6
      Line Number:
      Affiliate Publication Number: M432
      Affiliate Film Number: 919
      GS Film number: 25540
      Digital Folder Number: 004181033
      Image Number: 00214
      Household Gender Age Birthplace
      Thomas Colborn M 50 New York
      Sarah Colborn F 50 New York
      Sarah Colborn F 17 New York
      Rosina Colborn F 13 New York
      James Colborn M 12 New York
      Citing this Record

      "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCSX-SZR : accessed 07 Apr 2013), Sarah Colborn in entry for Thomas Colborn, 1850.


    3. [S107] 1860 United States Census (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Sarah Colborn
      Event Type:
      Event Year:
      Event Place:
      Minor Civil Division: 2nd Ward Gt Salt Lake City
      Age (Expanded): 59 years
      Birth Year (Estimated):
      Birthplace:
      Gender:
      Page: 128
      Household ID:
      Affiliate Publication Number: M653
      GS Film number: 805313
      Digital Folder Number: 4297341
      Image Number: 00096
      Citing this Record

      "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH2W-RQJ : accessed 07 Apr 2013), Sarah Colborn, 1860.


    4. [S35] 1870 United States Census (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Sarah Colburn
      Age in 1870: 69
      Birth Year: abt 1801
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1870: St George, Washington, Utah Territory
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: St George
      Value of real estate: View image
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Sarah Colburn 69

    5. [S126] Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, LDS - Membership:1830-1848, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990) (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Sarah Bower
      Relationship to Primary Person: Spouse
      Marriage Date: 11 Aug 1825
      Marriage Place: Lyons, Wayne, New York, USA
      Household Members:
      Name Relation
      Thomas Colborn Self (Head)
      Sarah Bower Spouse
      Amanda Bower Colborn Child
      Thomas Colborn Child
      Hannah Mirinda Colborn Child
      Sarah Matilda Colborn Child
      Rosina Colborn Child
      Talmai Hamilton Colborn Child