Sarah A. Barnes

1849 - 1878  (29 years)

• Name	Sarah A. Barnes
  Born	1849	Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Died	3 Jan 1878	Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Potter's Field, Avondale Cemetery, Perth, Ontario
  Person ID	I536	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Barnes,   b. 1804, England ,   d. Bef 1881, Ontario, Canada  (Age < 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Rachael Fryer,   b. 1818, England ,   d. Bef 1881, Ontario, Canada  (Age < 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	5 Aug 1840	Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Richard Oliver Reynolds,   b. 1834, Woodhouse, Norfolk County, Ontario ,   d. Bef 1870  (Age < 35 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1864	Knox Presbyterian Church, Jarvis, Norfolk County, Ontario
  Children	1. Charles Reynolds,   b. 1868,   d. UNKNOWN  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F3557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Thomas Thornton,   b. Abt 1 Sep 1822, Hellidon, Northampton, England ,   d. 19 Sep 1889, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Bef 1870	Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John Thornton,   b. 6 Jan 1875, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1947, Grimsby, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)  [natural]   2. Anne Thornton,   b. 9 Dec 1877, Ontario, Canada ,   d. UNKNOWN, Unknown (adopted out)  [natural]
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026
  Family ID	F5064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah was first married to Richard Oliver Reynolds by whom she had one son, Charles. Richard died prematurely and Sarah remarried to Thomas Thornton. Sarah and Richard's only son Charlie was raised by Sarah and Thomas Thornton. Sarah died tragically shortly after Anne was born. It was January, mid-winter; Thomas was at work and Charlie and John were supposed to bring in the firewood before going to school (or to play?). They only brought the firewood to the porch instead of into the house before they went off. Sarah was alone at home with a nursing infant girl and found the house getting too cold. Since the boys had forgotten to bring in the firewood she had to go outside to bring in the wood. She caught pneumonia and later died from it. Anne was only a few weeks old and was adopted out to an unknown family.