Sarah Olive Palmeter

Female23 January 1773–20 August 1861

Brief Life History of Sarah Olive

When Sarah Olive Palmeter was born on 23 January 1773, in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Nathan Palmeter, was 23 and her mother, Susanna Sanford, was 18. She married John Simeon Ward about 1826, in Mabou Harbour Mouth, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 20 August 1861, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

John Simeon Ward
1778–1859
Sarah Olive Palmeter
1773–1861
Marriage: about 1826
Joseph Ward
1828–
Nathan Palmeter Ward
1830–1881
Robert Sanford Ward
1833–1920
Susanna Ward
1835–1905
Colin Campbell Ward
1837–1922

Sources (8)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Olivie Palmeter - Government record: birth-name: Olivie Palmeter
  • Parmenter in entry for Colin C. Ward, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
  • Sarah Palmetter, "Canada, Nova Scotia Church Records, 1720-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1826Mabou Harbour Mouth, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (1)

    1823

    Age 50

    Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of English Parmenter or Parmeter , and possibly also of their French (and Walloon and Flemish) cognate Parmentier (compare Palmatier ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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