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1819 - 1892 (72 years)

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Name	Sarah Van Buskirk
Born	15 Sep 1819	Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
Residence	Mar 1837	Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [4]
Census	1881	Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5]
	62 in 1881 census
Census	1891	Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6]
	70 in 1891 census
Misc	15 children, 3 died young, 1 in infancy (a twin of Jonah) [7]
Misc	five sons and six daughters [1]
Occupation	midwife delivering over 2000 babies [7]
Occupation	1891	Lot 25, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6]
	a farmer
Died	9 Sep 1892 [1, 3, 7, 8]
Buried	Central Bedeque Baptist Cemetery, Central Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada [7]
Person ID	I20614	Arthur - Research
Last Modified	30 Jan 2012

Father	James Van Buskirk, b. 15 Jul 1789, Rustico, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 27 Sep 1858, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 69 years)
Mother	Mary Strang, b. 13 May 1794, Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 6 Nov 1866, Lower Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 72 years)
Family ID	F3763	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John Lewis, b. 7 Mar 1807, Llynvenith, , Carmarthenshire, Wales , d. 22 Aug 1889 (Age 82 years)

Married 16 Mar 1837 [3, 8, 9, 10]

Children

	1. Mary Lewis, b. 7 Dec 1837, , , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 25 Apr 1925 (Age 87 years)
	2. Susannah Lewis, b. 17 Aug 1841, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 22 Jan 1924 (Age 82 years)
	3. John Henry Lewis, b. 30 Mar 1847, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 3 Sep 1930 (Age 83 years)
	4. Sarah Jane Lewis, b. 30 Mar 1849, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 3 Mar 1936 (Age 86 years)
	5. James Buskirk Lewis, b. 13 Sep 1850, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 11 Jan 1934 (Age 83 years)
	6. Lavinia Lewis, b. 18 May 1852, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 30 Oct 1932 (Age 80 years)
	7. Annie Lewis, b. 15 Jul 1854, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 23 Aug 1938 (Age 84 years)
	8. Jonah Lewis, b. 24 Apr 1856, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 12 Aug 1935 (Age 79 years)
	9. William Lewis, b. 24 Sep 1858, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 25 Aug 1943 (Age 84 years)
	10. Matilda Lewis, b. 19 Aug 1860, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 21 Aug 1931 (Age 71 years)
	11. Joseph Rodgers Lewis, b. 28 Feb 1862, Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 29 Mar 1937 (Age 75 years)

Family ID F9127 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 15 Sep 1819 - Freetown, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
	Residence - Mar 1837 - Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada
	Buried - - Central Bedeque Baptist Cemetery, Central Bedeque, , Prince Edward Island, Canada

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[S587] BOK0012 Book: An Island Refuge:, Jacob Van Buskirk, p.292-299.
[S106] BOK0031 Book: Freetown - Past and Present, p.447.
[S1263] Book: Van Buskirk, CS90/V221/S559., v.2, p.1098.
[S725] Vital Stats: PEI Marriage Licences, v.2 1831-1843 John Lewis & Sarah Van Buskirk, 9 Mar 1837.
9 Mar 1837 John Lewis (B) & sarah Van Buskirk (S) both of Bedeque to Joseph Pope Esq JP
[S1142] Census: 1881 Canada, Lot 25, Prince Co, PE 1/U p.40 #163.
[S1016] Census: 1891 Canada (Ancestry.com), Lot 25, W1.5/7, #4.
[S106] BOK0031 Book: Freetown - Past and Present, p.318-327.
[S1337] Electronic: The Picketts Family Gathering, viewed 14 June 2003.
[S215] Archives: PEI Heritage Foundation Files, Van Buskirk, from Margaret Loeffelbein.
[S106] BOK0031 Book: Freetown - Past and Present, p.318.

Sarah Van Buskirk