Sarah M. ATWATER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of James Atwater and Thankful Avery
• Census: 1850, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1865, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1870, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York

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(The Ithaca Journal; Ithaca, NY. Tuesday, November 6, 1883, page 3.)

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Benjamin Avery Atwater, aged 68, the well known proprietor of the eating house and variety store at No. 9 ½ South Cayuga street, died last evening from the effects of morphine. Mr. Atwater?s family, upon whom a Journal representative called this morning, states that he had been extremely depressed for some time and that the future seemed to present unsurmountable obstacles. His health was precarious, he dreaded the approaching winter, mourned over troubles real and imaginary, and finally to free himself from all his burdens he took a large quantity of the solacing drug, and passed into the sleep that knows no waking this side the grave....


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Benjamin married Sarah Ann PHILLIPS. Sarah was born on 20 Jan 1818 in Connecticut; died on 26 Feb 1897; was buried in Ithaca City Cemetery, Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York,
• Census: 1865, Living with husband in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York,
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York,
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York,