WITMER, Sarah

1848 - 1940  (92 years)

• Name	WITMER, Sarah
  Birth	21 Jan 1848	Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Female
  Death	11 Nov 1940	Ransomville, Niagara County, NY
  Burial	Oakland Rural Cemetery or Hosmer Cemetery, Youngstown, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I10222	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	WITMER, David,   b. 5 Dec 1810, Columbia, Lancaster County, PA d. 5 Jul 1893, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 82 years)
  Mother	MARTIN, Fanny,   b. 9 Jul 1815, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA d. 4 Mar 1904, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1839	Clarence, Erie County, NY
  Family ID	F4678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CANFIELD, Franklin H,   b. 1850, Niagara County, NY d. 1922 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1873
  Children	1. CANFIELD, Witmer L,   b. 22 Sep 1874, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY d. 7 Jun 1961, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 86 years)   2. CANFIELD, Clarence F,   b. 1876, Niagara County, NY d. 1918 (Age 42 years)   3. CANFIELD, Frank J,   b. 15 Nov 1878, Niagara County, NY d. 27 Jul 1956, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 77 years)   4. CANFIELD, David G,   b. 1880, Niagara County, NY d. 5 Jan 1972, Ransomville, Niagara County, NY (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F4695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 11/12/1940 RANSOMVILLE. - Mrs. Sarah Witmer Canfleld, 92 years old, a lifelong resident of Niagara county, died at the home of her son, David Canfleld. on the Youngs town-Wilson road, yesterday afternoon, after a long Illness. Mrs. Canfleld. widow, of Frank H. Canfleld, was a native of the Town of Niagara and had lived in the Town of Porter for more than 60 years. She was a member of the Porter Center Methodist church. Surviving her are three sons. Witmer, Frank and David Canfleld,. all of the Town of Porter, and 12 grandchildren. Funeral serevlces will be held at the home of her son, David, at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow, with the Rev. John A. Mann, of the Ransomville Methodist church, officiating. Burial will be in Hoeraer cemetery.