Sarah
Charlotte Tisdale was born Jan. 28th, 1809, at Fisher's Glenn,
Charlotteville, where her father, John Tisdale, had settled the year
previous as a miller, having emigrated from St. Johns, N.B.
Two years later he purchased a
farm in Windham and removed there with his family. Sarah Charlotte was
one of them and she lived there until she married Philip Force [sic], Nov.
24th, 1836, whom she has survived 46 years, he having died Sept. 30th,
1852.
She was the mother of eight
children, five sons and three daughters, of whom four survive her,
Mrs. Maria Williams, Bristol, Ind.; Mrs. Helen Axford, Elkhart, Ind.;
John of Simcoe, and Nelson of Bloomsburg, with whom she resided.
"Aunt Charlotte," as
she was commonly called, was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She
was a strong adherent of the Episcopal church. She was also very
robust and healthy until the last two years, during which she has
suffered with a chronic disease, being quite helpless at
times.
About Christmas time she took
cold, which resulted in Bronchitis. Her mind was clear and active, in
fact her memory was remarkable and she would relate incidents that
happened more than 80 years ago, until a few days before her
death, when paralysis of the brain set in and she slept peacefully
away to her reward on Monday morning, Jan. 23rd, 1899, at the ripe old
age of 89 years 11 months and 26 days. -- Com.
