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Sarah Ann "Annie" Jerry 1869-1948

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Sarah Ann Jerry is the oldest and only sister to Grandad Jerry (James Herbert Jerry). She's about 15 years older than him. It's unlikely he knew her well. Most of his life he lived away from her and she moved out before he was very old. Sarah Ann Jerry called “Annie” was born February 18, 1867 to Robert Jerry and Sarah Harriet Smith. There isn’t a lot of information on Annie. She was most likely born in St. Vincent Township in Grey County. Her parents lived there in 1871 but they moved around so she may have been born in Scarborough Township, Pickering Township or Essex County (these were some of the areas her parents were associated with).  She is the oldest child of Robert and Harriet. In the 1871 census she has an infant brother William. As she was growing up she knew many of her relatives. In 1871 grandparents on her mother’s and father’s side lived in St. Vincent Township along with aunts and uncles on both sides. She most likely played with her Aunt Adelaide...