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Sophia Weston <I>Howard</I> Middleton

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Sophia Weston Howard Middleton

Birth
Death
23 Jun 1834 (aged 25)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.9477237, Longitude: -77.0117306
Plot
Section B, Lot 26, Site 6.
Memorial ID
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Remains removed from Congressional Cemetery and interred at Rock Creek Cemetery on June 25, 1877. The Middleton Vault was removed and the ground purchased from the heirs on April 14, 1899.
On April 27, 1826 as Sophia W. Howard, she married Erasmus I. Middleton at the District of Columbia.

Robert Middleton of Charles and Prince George's Counties, Maryland and Numerous Descendants of His by John Goodwin Herndon, published 1954.
Erasmus Johnson Middleton [son of James and Hannah (Johnson) Middleton] was born July 28, 1803, Washington, D.C. and died there November 9, 1882. His first wife, Sophia Weston Howard (born November 16, 1808; died June 23, 1834), daughter of Thomas and Ann Howard and he were married by the Reverend Mr. Wilson, a Methodist minister, April 27, 1826.

Children of Erasmus Johnson Middleton and His First Wife Sophia Weston Howard:
James Howard Middleton, born June 20, 1827, died June 8, 1848, Saltillo, Mexico.
Mary Virginia Middleton, born February 22, 1829.
Thomas Howard Middleton, born March 8, 1831, buried in Congressional Cemetery, in the burial section of his grandfather James Middleton, July 9, 1832.
Sophia Weston Middleton, born April 21, 1833, died August 2, 1833 and buried the next day in the above-mentioned ground.

Daily National Intelligencer Wednesday, June 25, 1834
Deaths
On Monday night the 23d instant after a most painful and protracted illness, Mrs. Sophia Weston Middleton, wife of E.J. Middleton Esq. Of this City, in the 26th year of her age; leaving an affectionate husband and two children to lament their irreparable loss. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral this (Wednesday) Morning, at 10 o'clock, from the corner of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Remains removed from Congressional Cemetery and interred at Rock Creek Cemetery on June 25, 1877. The Middleton Vault was removed and the ground purchased from the heirs on April 14, 1899.
On April 27, 1826 as Sophia W. Howard, she married Erasmus I. Middleton at the District of Columbia.

Robert Middleton of Charles and Prince George's Counties, Maryland and Numerous Descendants of His by John Goodwin Herndon, published 1954.
Erasmus Johnson Middleton [son of James and Hannah (Johnson) Middleton] was born July 28, 1803, Washington, D.C. and died there November 9, 1882. His first wife, Sophia Weston Howard (born November 16, 1808; died June 23, 1834), daughter of Thomas and Ann Howard and he were married by the Reverend Mr. Wilson, a Methodist minister, April 27, 1826.

Children of Erasmus Johnson Middleton and His First Wife Sophia Weston Howard:
James Howard Middleton, born June 20, 1827, died June 8, 1848, Saltillo, Mexico.
Mary Virginia Middleton, born February 22, 1829.
Thomas Howard Middleton, born March 8, 1831, buried in Congressional Cemetery, in the burial section of his grandfather James Middleton, July 9, 1832.
Sophia Weston Middleton, born April 21, 1833, died August 2, 1833 and buried the next day in the above-mentioned ground.

Daily National Intelligencer Wednesday, June 25, 1834
Deaths
On Monday night the 23d instant after a most painful and protracted illness, Mrs. Sophia Weston Middleton, wife of E.J. Middleton Esq. Of this City, in the 26th year of her age; leaving an affectionate husband and two children to lament their irreparable loss. The friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend her funeral this (Wednesday) Morning, at 10 o'clock, from the corner of 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Aug 6, 2018
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192017131/sophia_weston-middleton: accessed ), memorial page for Sophia Weston Howard Middleton (16 Nov 1808–23 Jun 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192017131, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).