Sarah Loretta Bradley was born in Howick, Huron County, Ontario in 1860. She was my maternal Great Grandmother on my Mother’s side. Her parents, Samuel Bradley and Charlotte Tackaberry seem to have died when she was just a baby as she was taken in and raised by The Chamneys of Elizabethtown township who may . . . → Read More: Sarah Loretta Connell (nee Bradley)]]>

Sarah Loretta Bradley was born in Howick, Huron County, Ontario in 1860. She was my maternal Great Grandmother on my Mother’s side. Her parents, Samuel Bradley and Charlotte Tackaberry seem to have died when she was just a baby as she was taken in and raised by The Chamneys of Elizabethtown township who may also have been relatives. She married twice. The first marraige was to James Henry Craig on May 3, 1881 in Elizabethtown. The second marriage was to my Great Grandfather, Jemuel Connell on Feb 23, 1887. She lived to be 84 years of age.

First Marriage

Name: James Henry Craig
Birth Place: Elizabethtown
Age: 28
Father Name: William Craig
Mother Name: Mary A Craig
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Spouse Name: Sarah Loretta Bradley
Spouse’s Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Howick
Spouse Father Name: Samuel Bradley
Spouse Mother Name : Charlotte Bradley
Marriage Date: 3 May 1881
Marriage Place: Leeds
Marriage County: Leeds
Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com

Second Marriage

6886-87 (Leeds Co): Jemuel CONNELL, 28, farmer, Ontario, Greenbush, s/o Robert CONNELL & Julia COON, married Lauretta CRAIG, 28, widow, Ontario, Greenbush, d/o Samuel BRADLEY & Charlotte TACKABERRY, witn: R. B. & Mary A. CONNELL of Farmersville, 23 Feb 1887 at Brockville – Source: Ontario vital Statistics Project – Ontario Marriage Registrations

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For many years I have searched in vain for Sarah’s parents in Leeds and . . . → Read More: Sarah Loretta Connell (nee Bradley)]]> I’ve just uncovered evidence indicating Sarah Loretta Bradley was born in Howick, in Huron County, Ontario and not Leeds County as I had suspected. This could well open up the possibility of finally locating her parents, Samuel Bradley and Charlotte Tackaberry.

For many years I have searched in vain for Sarah’s parents in Leeds and surrounding area. No wonder I couldn’t find them.

The document that cracks open this new door is the record of Sarah’s first marriage to James Henry Craig.

Sarah Loretta Bradley marriage to James Henry Craig

Although they were married in Elizabethtown, Sarah is listed as being born in Howick. This is a new leed back to her place of birth and her parents for whom there are no other records outside of Sarahs connection to them through her two marriage certificates. Here is the Ancestry.ca listing followed by the actual photographic copy of the first marriage:

Name: James Henry Craig
Birth Place: Elizabethtown
Age: 28
Father Name: William Craig
Mother Name: Mary A Craig
Estimated birth year: abt 1853
Spouse Name: Sarah Loretta Bradley
Spouse’s Age: 21
Spouse Birth Place: Howick
Spouse Father Name: Samuel Bradley
Spouse Mother Name : Charlotte Bradley
Marriage Date: 3 May 1881
Marriage Place: Leeds
Marriage County: Leeds
Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com