Sarah was born on July 21st, 1843. Sarah's father was William Fenton and her mother was Hannah Wood. Her paternal grandparents were Joseph Fenton and Peggy Armitage; her maternal grandparents were Joseph Wood and <Unknown>. She had three brothers and three sisters, named Joseph, Thomas, William, Mary, Hannah and Lydia. She was the second oldest of the seven children. She died due to a medical problem, died in childbirth, at the age of 31 in December 1874.1