Sarah Woolner^[1]

1827 - 1899  (72 years)

• Name	Sarah Woolner
  Born	13 May 1827	, Suffolk, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Christened	9 Dec 1827	Beccles, , Suffolk, England   [7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Sarah Cressman
  Residence	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	000136-8370
  Died	15 Aug 1899	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  Person ID	I54515	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Mother	Phyllis Grey,   b. 1796, , England ,   d. 2 Aug 1877, East Garafraxa Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F3736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Phillip Cressman,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Esther Cressman,   b. 29 Apr 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   3. Adline "Adeline" Cressman,   b. 21 Mar 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   4. Susannah Cressman,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1936, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Phyllis Cressman,   b. 25 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1920  (Age 57 years)   6. Louisa Cressman,   b. 1 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1934  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F14081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah Woolner,"was born in Suffolk, England, May 13th, 1827. On March 4th, 1851, she was married to Henry Cressman. They reside on central part of lot No. 119, German Company's Tract, about three miles east of Berlin. Their family consists of five children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ____________________ On the 15th of August, 1899, about three miles from Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Sister Sarah Woolner, beloved wife of Henry Cressman, of congestion of the lungs. To this union were born five daughters, three of whom are living. She was born in Norfolk Co., England, on May 13th, 1827, aged 72 years, 3 months and 2 days. She has been a member of the Mennonite Church for many years. Of late years she had been a sufferer occasionally, especially the last few weeks of her life she endured much, but bore her sufferings with "patience." She was laid to rest at the Cressman burying ground near Breslau, where services were held by E. S. Hallman, text, 1 Cor. 15: 57, and David Sherk of the U. B. Church. Text, Phil. 1: 21. The Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXVI, No. 18, September 15, 1899 - page 286

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] 689. [S168] Div. 1, Pg. 10. Listed as Lina [S3] 480. [S15] . Henry Cressman / born / Feb.27,1825 / died Mar.19,190(6) / aged 81 years / & 20 days / Sarah Woolner / wife of / Henry Cressman / born May 13,1827 / died Aug.15,1899 / aged 72 years / 3 mos.& 2 dys / Peace to her ashes / In that happy land we'll meet them / With those loved and gone before / And again with joy will greet them / There where parting is no more [S224] Div 3 Page 24. [S3231] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36579201/sarah-cressman. [S27] Church of England. Archdeaconry of Suffolk 0952979.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 May 1827 - , Suffolk, England Christened - 9 Dec 1827 - Beccles, , Suffolk, England Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Aug 1899 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth