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Sarah E. Lyon's Will

 Collection
Identifier: 001/01/MSS 0000-578

Scope and Contents

One 1813 will written in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, bequeathing household goods and money to Lyon's children and sister.

Dates

  • Creation: 1813

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use:

The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Biographical Information:

Sarah Eyre Lyon was born on February 26, 1770 in Northampton, Virginia. She married James Lyon on July 16, 1799; the couple had two children: William and Margaret. Lyon lived in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. She died on October 20, 1813 and was buried at the Eyre Hall cemetery in Northampton, Virginia.

Full Extent

1.00 Folders

Arrangement of Materials:

Arranged by record type.

Processing Information:

Processed February 22, 2016.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Title
Guide to the Sarah E. Lyon's Will
Author
Finding Aid Authors: Sarah Osorio.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
The collection description/finding aid is written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository

Contact:
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