Newspaper Clippings for
February, 1870
loose obituary, source unknown 13 February 1870
SARAH D. DODGE
died at her residence in Millburn on Feby 13th, 1870 -- aged 88 years and
two months. The funeral services of this venerable lady were held on
the 16th inst and were attended by a large concourse of people, Rev.
Thomas Lightbody of Millburn officiated. Extreme old age had prevented
the deceased for some time past from attending public worship, and feeling
the privation most keenly, her pastor, by her request, would frequently
visit her upon Saturday afternoon and read to her the sermon prepared
for the following day.
Mrs. Dodge, with her family, was among the early settlers of
Lake County. She was a native of Massachusetts and removed to the west
in 1844. She resided here for better than a quarter of a century, and had
the affection of a wide circle of friends.
