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Sarah Elizabeth <I>Allen</I> Skinner

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Sarah Elizabeth Allen Skinner

Birth
Leeds, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
6 Mar 1908 (aged 74)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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From the Springfield Republican, 7 Mar 1908
MRS WILLIAM SKINNER DEAD
Widow of Famous Holyoke Silk Manufacturer Passes Away in New York

Sarah E. Skinner, the widow of William Skinner, the famous Holyoke silk manufacturer, died last night at her house in New York, where she was taken from Holyoke in November. She had been in poor health for more than a year, suffering with heart trouble, and during the past three months she had been confined to her bed. She was born in Leeds, the daughter of Joseph Allen, a farmer in that town, and Mehitable Parsons. She married Mr. Skinner in Northampton and they went to Holyoke in 1874 after the Mill River floor, which destroyed the silk mills at Skinnerville. The business was established in Holyoke and Mr and Mrs Skinner made their home there until his death about six years ago.

Mrs. Skinner was a member of the Second Congregational church of Holyoke and the funeral will be held in that city Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs Skinner leaves two sons, William Skinner of New York and Joseph A. Skinner of Holyoke; three daughters, Mrs. William Hubbard of Auburn, N.Y., Mrs. Robert Kilborne of New York City and Miss Isabelle Skinner of Holyoke, and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Frederick Warner of Boston and Mrs. Charles Clark of Philadelphia.

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The family donated the Skinner Memorial Chapel to the Second Congregational Church in Mrs Skinner's name.
From the Springfield Republican, 7 Mar 1908
MRS WILLIAM SKINNER DEAD
Widow of Famous Holyoke Silk Manufacturer Passes Away in New York

Sarah E. Skinner, the widow of William Skinner, the famous Holyoke silk manufacturer, died last night at her house in New York, where she was taken from Holyoke in November. She had been in poor health for more than a year, suffering with heart trouble, and during the past three months she had been confined to her bed. She was born in Leeds, the daughter of Joseph Allen, a farmer in that town, and Mehitable Parsons. She married Mr. Skinner in Northampton and they went to Holyoke in 1874 after the Mill River floor, which destroyed the silk mills at Skinnerville. The business was established in Holyoke and Mr and Mrs Skinner made their home there until his death about six years ago.

Mrs. Skinner was a member of the Second Congregational church of Holyoke and the funeral will be held in that city Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mrs Skinner leaves two sons, William Skinner of New York and Joseph A. Skinner of Holyoke; three daughters, Mrs. William Hubbard of Auburn, N.Y., Mrs. Robert Kilborne of New York City and Miss Isabelle Skinner of Holyoke, and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Frederick Warner of Boston and Mrs. Charles Clark of Philadelphia.

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The family donated the Skinner Memorial Chapel to the Second Congregational Church in Mrs Skinner's name.

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