Sarah Locker^[1]

1832 - 1922  (90 years)

• Name	Sarah Locker
  Born	14 Mar 1832	, England
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Name	Sarah Birley
  Residence	1861	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-79650
  Died	29 Aug 1922	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: Senility-Pneumonia 10 days
  Buried	Paris Plains Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I79650	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Charles Birley,   b. 1831, , England ,   d. 1870  (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Maria "Maria" Birley,   b. 23 Jan 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1932, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Passing of an Aged Resident Mrs. Birley, Sr, Attained the Ripe Age of 90 Years On Tuesday morning, Aug. 29, there passed away one of the oldest and earliest settlers of the district in the person of Sarah Birley, relict of the late Charles Birley, aged 90 years. Her maiden name was Sarah Locker and her birth place Derbyshire, England, where she was married, coming to Canada with her husband in 1856 and settling in South Dumfries, near Paris, and had lived in the community practically ever since. Some idea of the changes which have taken place in deceased's lifetime may be gathered from the fact that she crossed the Atlantic in a sailing vessel and was 14 weeks in doing so. This now highly cultivated and flourished district was then pretty much all bush, traversed by roaving bands of Indians and wild beasts. Here the new-comers hewed out a home for themselves and endured the hardships incidental to pioneer life. Her companion, however, did not long survive, predeceasing his wife by 52 years, thus leaving her to carry on the struggle alone and with a young family on her hands. That she succeeded admirably was due to an indomitable spirit and untiring zeal. In religion she allied herself with the Presbyterian Church. The family surviving comprise one daughter and three sons, viz.: Mrs. Campbell, Galt, Chas. H., North Dumfries; Geo. T. Golfport, Miss., and Thos. H., Kamsack, Sask. The funeral took place yesterday from the residence of the son Charles, to Paris Plains, North, Cemetery. Ayr News Aug 31 1922 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Maria Sarah Birley Born: North Dumfries Township Age: 23 Father: Charles Birley Mother: Sarah Birley Born: abt 1865 Spouse: John Campell Age: 32 born: Nort Dumfries Township Father: James Campell Mother: Margaret Campell married 12 Dec 1888 married: Brant, Brantford Township

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Mar 1832 - , England Residence - 1861 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Senility-Pneumonia 10 days - 29 Aug 1922 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth