Sarah Leitch

     Sarah Leitch was born on Thursday, 24 February 1870 at North Half, Lot 28, Conc. 2, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, and the informant was her father. Surname is recorded as Leach. Dr. William Forest attended at the birth. She appeared on the census of 1871 in the household of George Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Leitch, Sarah, female age 1, born Ontario, Est. Pres. religion, of Irish origin. She appeared on the census of 23 April 1881 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is recorded as: Leitch, Sarah, female aged 11, born Ontario, C. Methodist religion, of Irish origin, going to school. She appeared on the census of 6 April 1891 in the household of Samuel Leitch at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Leitch, Sarah, female age 21, unmarried, daughter, born Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ontario, Presb. religion, able to read and write. She and William Marshall Milsted, son of James Marshall Milsted and Mary Ann Relf, were married by Reverend James I. Hilts on Wednesday, 24 January 1900 at Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was 29, born and living in Scott Twp., spinster, Methodist. He was living in Scott Twp., born England, bachelor, Mason, Methodist. Charles Leitch and Edith Shuttleworth witnessed the marriage. She appeared on the census of April 1901 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was listed as: Milstead, Sarah, female, white, wife, married, born 24 Feb 1870 in Ontario, age 31, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared on the census of April 1911 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Twp. of Scott, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She is listed as: Milstead, Sarah, female, wife, married, born Feb 1871 in Ontario, age 40, of Irish origin, Canadian, Methodist, not working, able to read, write and speak English. She appeared on the census of June 1921 in the household of William Marshall Milsted at Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada. She was enumerated as: Milstead, Sarah, wife, female, married, age 51, born Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ontario, Canadian, Irish, speaks English, cannot speak French, Methodist, able to read and write. Sarah died on Thursday, 27 September 1945 at her home, Zephyr, Scott Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada, at age 75 years, 7 months and 3 days. She was buried on Saturday, 29 September 1945 at Zion Cemetery, Zephyr, Ontario Co., Ontario, Canada.