Wife of Daniel. Sarah's father Michael served in the War of 1812, and her grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. Of Dutch and English ancestry. Still living in 1892 at the age of 82, residing in Rives County, Jackson, MI. Mrs. Woodward and family remained in the state of New York some eight years after marriage (1833). They also lived in Simcoe, Canada for some time. In 1841 they came by land to Michigan. They built a house upon a sled and she, with her husband and six children, made the journey drawn by two yoke of oxen. Upon starting, they had a cash capital of $33.37, most of which they had upon their arrival. They were 16 days making the trip. Her husband had been to Michigan in 1836 and entered on some land upon which they located and where they have since resided. A comfortable brick residence took the place of the original log structure in 1860. Mrs. Woodward owned 217 acres of land. Nine years after Daniel's death, Sarah married Hiram Gray. They were together for 2 years until his death. She was comfortable in her declining years, surrounded by her numerous descendants.
Wife of Daniel. Sarah's father Michael served in the War of 1812, and her grandfather served in the Revolutionary War. Of Dutch and English ancestry. Still living in 1892 at the age of 82, residing in Rives County, Jackson, MI. Mrs. Woodward and family remained in the state of New York some eight years after marriage (1833). They also lived in Simcoe, Canada for some time. In 1841 they came by land to Michigan. They built a house upon a sled and she, with her husband and six children, made the journey drawn by two yoke of oxen. Upon starting, they had a cash capital of $33.37, most of which they had upon their arrival. They were 16 days making the trip. Her husband had been to Michigan in 1836 and entered on some land upon which they located and where they have since resided. A comfortable brick residence took the place of the original log structure in 1860. Mrs. Woodward owned 217 acres of land. Nine years after Daniel's death, Sarah married Hiram Gray. They were together for 2 years until his death. She was comfortable in her declining years, surrounded by her numerous descendants.
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