Sarah married her first cousin, Jesse Levering (27 May 1773 - 12 Sept 1832) on 20 Jan 1803 as his second wife. Jesse was the son of Enoch Levering and Hannah (Righter) Levering (27 May 1773 - 12 Sept 1832).
Jesse engaged in business first with his brother, Enoch Levering (1769-1828), under the firm of Enoch and Jesse Levering, and then with his sons as Jesse Levering & Sons.
Jesse served was in the War of 1812, and was a member of Capt. Samuel Sterrett's Company, 5th Regiment of Maryland Volunteers. He was wounded in the palm of his right hand at the Battle of Bladensburg while loading his gun.
During the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the Battle of North Point, Sarah remained in Baltimore City attending to her wounded husband and to the other wounded soldiers and their families.
Jesse died of Cholera. In 1841, Sarah and her family removed to Ellicott's Mills where she died.
Sarah and all the family are interred at Green Mount Cemetery where a monument has been erected to their memory.
Sarah married her first cousin, Jesse Levering (27 May 1773 - 12 Sept 1832) on 20 Jan 1803 as his second wife. Jesse was the son of Enoch Levering and Hannah (Righter) Levering (27 May 1773 - 12 Sept 1832).
Jesse engaged in business first with his brother, Enoch Levering (1769-1828), under the firm of Enoch and Jesse Levering, and then with his sons as Jesse Levering & Sons.
Jesse served was in the War of 1812, and was a member of Capt. Samuel Sterrett's Company, 5th Regiment of Maryland Volunteers. He was wounded in the palm of his right hand at the Battle of Bladensburg while loading his gun.
During the bombardment of Fort McHenry and the Battle of North Point, Sarah remained in Baltimore City attending to her wounded husband and to the other wounded soldiers and their families.
Jesse died of Cholera. In 1841, Sarah and her family removed to Ellicott's Mills where she died.
Sarah and all the family are interred at Green Mount Cemetery where a monument has been erected to their memory.
Inscription
In Memory of
SARAH LEVERING
2nd wife of Jesse Levering
& 5th child of John & Sarah Brown
who departed this life
Feb 29, 1847 aged 64 yrs
2 mos & 25 days
and of her children
Ann Maria Moore, Geo W.
& Eliza Brown
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