Sophia was born January 7, 1832 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA., the daughter of Walter and Sophia Norton. She was baptised June 29, 1850 at Grace Episcopal Church in Buffalo, Erie county.[1]
She married Rev. Montgomery Schuyler on May 29, 1854 at Grace Episcopal Church in Buffalo, Erie, New York.[2]
She died May 14, 1921 at her home The Shelter in Pelham Manor, New York and funeral services were held at Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New Rochelle, Westchester county, New York.[3]
Her Will was filed at White Plains, New York on June 8th.[4]
The will of Sophie E Schuyler of Pelham has been filed for probate In tho Surrogate's office
She left $9,500 In real estate and gives $1,000 each to her children:
Eleanor S Talboys
Mary S Mills
Sophie N Dey
Philip Schuyler
Eugene P Schuyler
Gertrude L Schuyler
Montgomery R Schuyler
And she left $333.33 to each of the following grandchildren:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSPW-63D : accessed 17 July 2021), Sophie Schuyler, Pelham Township Pelham Manor, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 109, sheet 8A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,176.
"New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVB1-45D : 8 March 2021), Sophie E Schuyler, Pelham, A.D. 02, Pelham Manor Village, E.D. 01, Westchester, New York; citing p. 30, line 28, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 589,663.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M53B-LNF : accessed 17 July 2021), Sophie Schuyler, Pelham, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 33B, family 532, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1092; FHL microfilm 1,375,105.
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