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Sarah Whipple Sproat Sibley died in 1851 and is buried next to her husband, Judge Solomon Sibley in Detroit’s Elmwood Cemetery. Judge Sibley and his wife, Sarah, are the author’s 4th generation lineal grandparents.
SARAH W. SIBLEY Born 28 Jan 1782 died 22 Jan 1851 Aged 69 years DAR Emblem affixed to marker: SARAH SPROAT SIBLEY Daughter of a Revolutionary Soldier Erected by Louisa St. Clair Chapter D.A.R.
- Detroit's (Technically) First Mayor
- The Judge's Widow
- The House
- Fighting to Save The Past
Judge Sibley was born in Sutton, Mass., in 1769 and was educated at Rhode Island College, now known as Brown University. When Sibley arrived in Detroit in 1797, he was one of only two lawyers in town, and he soon earned his position as a prominent member of the community. In January 1799, Solomon Sibley was elected as a delegate to the legislature ...
Sarah Whipple Sproat was the only child of Col. Ebenezer Sproat and Katherine Whipple Sproat. She was also the granddaughter of Commodore Abraham Whipple of Rhode Island, who is credited with burning the first British ship, the Gaspee, in 1772, evoking rage from King George III and further fanning the flames of what would become the American Revolu...
There is much to be admired about the Greek-inspired elements of the house. At three stories with a symmetrical front facade and a central columned entrance that faces East Jefferson Avenue, its lines are graceful. Some of the windows still have the old pleated panes of glass creating a wavy effect as one looks out. In the late 1840s, when the Sibl...
The Sibley family lived in the house for almost 80 years, until the home sold to its next-door neighbor the Christ Church in 1925. The church turned the home into its rectory in 1946. Today, an effort is under way to preserve the home. Every dollar donated to the Sibley House Fund will help to restore the exterior of the house and maintain the form...
Catherine Whipple Sibley, born in 1809, was Solomon and Sarah’s oldest daughter, and at the young age of fifteen, became engaged to Charles Christopher Trowbridge who already had made a name for himself in Detroit’s financial circles.
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- Marietta, OH
- Solomon Sibley, Judge
- OH
- January 28, 1782
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Solomon Sibley, b.7 OCT 1769, Sutton, Worcester Co, MA, son of Reuben Sibley + Ruth Sibley; + Sarah Whipple Sproat, b.28 JAN 1782, Marietta, Washington Co, OH
