Sarah Ann Uttley was born in Elmira, Ontario on November 25, 1861. She was the third of seven children and the first daughter of Nathan and Lucinda (nee Randall).
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The date comes from two sources. The Births page of the Family Bible reads "Sarah Ann Uttley Nov(br) 25 1861" which agrees with her baptism record below.
Sarah Ann was baptized at St John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Berlin on the same day with her older brother John Robert as recorded in the church records:
Baptism: Sarah Ann
Born: Nov 25, 1861
Baptized: Sept 14, 1862
Parents: Lucy Uttley
Nathan Uttley, farmer Elmira
Sponsors: Charlotte Linder
L[ucy] Uttley
Wm Linders
Priest: E.R. Stinson
Census Records
The Census of 1871 lists Sarah as a girl of age 9. In the 1871 Census John Otley is still there although now it is called Ontario and in the 1881 Census J. Robert Uttley has the occupation of Fireman at age 21.
Marriage Record
Sarah Cook and her husband Robert of Elmira were the witnesses to the marriage of Sarah's sister Mary Jane to Anthony Varley on March 7, 1882 in Hawkesville. We only know Sarah Ann was married before this date. Sarah was again a witness at a marriage when John R. and Catherine Birmingham wed on April 20, 1882 in Elmira.
Death
When her father Nathan died in 1903, his obituary reported that Sarah Ann (Mrs. Cook) was living in Port Huron, Michigan.
When Nathan's second wife, Mary Ann, died on February 17, 1920, the list of survivors included the children from both of Nathan's families. Only Jack [John R.], Diana and William [H.] are listed from the first family. The conclusion must be that Sarah Ann died prior to 1920, probably in Michigan.
COOK -- Cemetary Finding Aid
These records were extracted from the Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid site. All records that match (or almost match) the target names Robert and Sarah COOK are listed, from both Version 5 and Version 6 data. A cemetery description comes before the name entries. More "***" after surname indicates more probable hit.
"SURNAME","GIVEN","CEMETERY","COUNTY","TOWNSHIP","REFERENCE"
"BG-","Armow Methodist","Bruce","Kincardine","6&7","15&16"
"BG-","Bervie Anglican","Bruce","Kincardine","1","53"
"BG-","Bervie Methodist","Bruce","Kincardine","1 SDR","54"
"BG-","Bervie Presbyterian","Bruce","Kincardine","1","59"
"BG-","Kincardine","Bruce","Kincardine","Queen St., S.","-"
"COOK"***|"Robert"|"Kincardine"|"Bruce"|"Kincardine"|"BG-"
"COOK"***|"Sarah"|"Kincardine"|"Bruce"|"Kincardine"|"BG-"
From a source at the Kincardine Library [1999 March 22]
- Headstone text is indexed and recorded at Kincardine Library.
Followup 1999 March 25, indirectly from a librarian there:
- Robert Cook died 1870 and COOK was the maiden name of Sarah.
- another dead end.
"LB-197-2","Lakeview","Lambton","Sarnia","Colborne Rd.","-"
"COOK"***|"Robert"|"Lakeview, Sarnia"|"Lambton"|"Sarnia"|"LB-197-2"
"COOK"***|"Sarah"|"Lakeview, Sarnia"|"Lambton"|"Sarnia"|"LB-197-2"
From Lakeview Cemetery, 1016 Colborne Rd, Sarnia 519-377-5761 [1999 March 18]
- Robert William COOK buried in plot LB-197-2. Wife Sarah Janie COOK died
1970 buried beside. Both born in Watford.
- Middle names of Robert and Sarah are wrong and she would have been
almost 120 years old. This is a dead end.
- More historic info to be found in Lambton Room in Wyoming, Lambton Co.
Call 519-845-3324 and ask for Helen or Lorraine.
"KT-","Maple Leaf, Chatham","Kent","Chatham","Cemetery Road","-"
"COOK"***|"Robert"|"Maple Leaf, Chatham"|"Kent"|"Chatham"|"KT-"
"COOK"***|"Sarah"|"Maple Leaf, Chatham"|"Kent"|"Chatham"|"KT-"
From Maple Leaf Cemetery 519-354-2060 [1999 March 22]
- Robert Ferly COOK died Oct 21, 1910 at age 68y 5m 8d. Buried Old
Maple Leaf "F" grave 195-C in a group of eight plots. Maria COOK
was his wife who died 1894 Dec 20 at age 42. Daughter Henrietta
who died at age 19y is nearby.
- A Sadie COOK is buried in the old section (19th century). Written
record was not found when I called. OCFA records a 'Sarah COOK'
which is probably this Sadie.
- Also Robert Edward COOKE who died 1940 January 20.
"DU-DCM&A","Melancthon United / Gravel Road","Dufferin","Melancthon","1","29"
"COOK"*|"Robert T."|"McKee Pioneer"|"Dufferin"|"Garafraxa East"|"DU-DCM&A"
"COOK"*|"Sarah Jane"|"McKee Pioneer"|"Dufferin"|"Garafraxa East"|"DU-DCM&A"
Middle initial of Robert is wrong and middle name of Sarah is wrong.
No further investigation.
"WW-4510","Woodland, Kitchener, Section 2A,2B,2C,2D","Waterloo","Waterloo","Arlington Blvd.","-"
"WW-4510","Woodland, Kitchener, Section P,Q","Waterloo","Waterloo","Arlington Blvd.","-","","",""
"COOK"*|"Robert R."|"Woodland, Kitchener, Sections 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D"|"Waterloo"|"Waterloo"|"WW-4510"
"COOK"*|"Sarah"|"Woodland, Kitchener, Sections P, Q"|"Waterloo"|"Waterloo"|"WW-4510"
- middle initial of Robert is wrong.
- why would these two be buried in different sections if they were man
and wife?
- I called the cemetery and the date details (which I don't have at hand)
were wrong.