Sarah (Barton) Vassall (1811 - 1874)

Born 20 Mar 1811 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Vester Vassall — married 30 Mar 1834 in Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts

Died 24 May 1874 at age 63 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Clara stayed close to her sister Sally throughout her life. In 1861 Sally lived near Clara in Washington, DC and helped to collect food, clothing, and medical supplies for the Union troops… Sally and Dolly Barton, both teachers, instructed their youngest sister how to read. Sally married Vester Vassall and had two children.^[1]

Sally helped her sister Clara collect medical supplies for the Union army in the Civil War.^[2] She was a school teacher.

Sarah was mentioned on a memorial in North Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 24 May 1874.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Clara Barton Birthplace Museum https://www.clarabartonbirthplace.org/claras-life/claras-family/
2. ↑ National Museum of Civil War Medicine https://www.civilwarmed.org/surgeons-call/vassall/
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #29575032 (accessed 25 June 2023)
   Memorial page for Sarah “Sally” Barton Vassall (20 Mar 1811-24 May 1874), citing North Cemetery, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Charles Waid (contributor 47043408).

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHJ2-34W : 13 July 2016), Sally Barton, 20 Mar 1811; citing Birth, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 754,010.

Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBM-VYJ : 13 July 2016), Vester Vassal and Sarah Barton, 30 Mar 1834; citing Marriage Notice, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 754,010.