Sarah Smith STAFFORD

1802 - 1880  (77 years)

• Name	Sarah Smith STAFFORD
  Nickname	Sally
  Born	27 Jul 1802	Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
  Gender	Female
  _UID	1F93A14361935742807172D361A0DBE61B39
  Died	6 Jan 1880	Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey
  Buried	Riverview Cem., Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey.
  Person ID	I30637	Branch 159 James Bayard Stafford b. 1748 IRE and family
  Last Modified	29 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Lt. James Bayard STAFFORD, Sr. (Branch 159),   b. 2 Feb 1750, Allentown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey ,   d. 19 Aug 1838, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Abigail SMITH,   b. 1775, Dedham, Suffolk Co.,, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Aug 1861, Trenton, Mercer Co., New Jersey  (Age 86 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1793	Westchester Co., New York
  Notes	Married: Married by Rev. Nathaniel Finch, Pastor of the Greenwich Church, Fairfield Co., CT. Abigail may have been previously married.
  Family ID	F11374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Who, for years had in her possession the flag which her father, James Bayard Stafford, retrieved from the sea during the Revolutionary War battle between John Paul Jones' ship, Bon Homme Richard, and the British ship Serapis. ------------------------- 1880-01-13; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer SARAH SMITH STAFFORD Funeral Services at Trenton Yesterday "Trenton, N. J., Jan. 12 - The funeral of Sarah Smith Stafford took place this afternoon. Thousands of persons visited the residence and church. A wreath of flowers from President Hayes and the flag of the Bonhomme Richard lay on the coffin. A letter of condolence was also received by the family from President Hayes and another from his son." Buried: Who, for years had in her possession the flag which her father, James Bayard Stafford, retrieved from the sea during the Revolutionary War battle between John Paul Jones' ship, Bon Homme Richard, and the British ship Serapis. ------------------------- 1880-01-13; Paper: Philadelphia Inquirer SARAH SMITH STAFFORD Funeral Services at Trenton Yesterday "Trenton, N. J., Jan. 12 - The funeral of Sarah Smith Stafford took place this afternoon. Thousands of persons visited the residence and church. A wreath of flowers from President Hayes and the flag of the Bonhomme Richard lay on the coffin. A letter of condolence was also received by the family from President Hayes and another from his son."