Item 132: Print of Sarah Atherton Henry, wife of William Henry III , no date

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Print of Sarah Atherton Henry, wife of William Henry III , no date

Dates

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

6 ⅜ in. x 8 7/16 in.

Title:

Sarah Atherton Henry, wife of William Henry III

Description:

A print of Sarah Atherton Henry who was the wife of William Henry III. Lydia Atherton Stile is mentioned in the transcript as Sarah Atherton Henry’s daughter. It is also written that the family lived in Forty Fort, Pennsylvania. Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Forty settlers from Westmoreland, Connecticut established a fort near the Susquehanna River in 1770. This gave the town its name and this area had played an important role during the Revolutionary War.

Location:

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Transcription:

Sarah Atherton Henry (wife of Wm Henry III) Sister of Thomas Ferrier Atherton and Lydia Atherton

Born 1814 died 1895

She had 2 children Thomas Henry Atherton (my father) and Lydia A. Stiles -> Mrs Sidney [illegible] miner, later married She was the second wife of Wm. Henry who had 2 daughters + several sons by his first wife They lived on the old Atherton farm, at Forty Fort, Pa. The Stiles family lived with her - her husband died long before she died.