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Jesse
Stone
1836
– 1902
William
C. Stone
1856
- 1926
1902
Oak Hill Cemetery
Sara
Stone
1836
- 1922
1910
09 30 At
6 o'clock last Saturday evening Mrs. George C. Lewis gave a dinner party in
honor of Jesse Stone, who left on Wednesday to enter the Hyland Park Military
Academy. Covers were laid for twelve,
her guests being members of her class of the Congregational Church Sunday
School. The affair was a decidedly
pleasant one. WG
1922
Mrs. Jesse (Sarah) Stone
Esteemed Resident Called by Death
Widow of Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone
Answers Final Summons This Morning
Came of Sturdy Irish Stock
The angel of death has removed from
this community another old and respected resident, Mrs. Sara Stone, who entered
into eternal rest in the family home this morning at 5 o’clock, closing a long
and active life, the most part of which was spent in Watertown. She had been in failing health the past two
years and for the past year her condition was critical, but she received the
tender care and solicitude of those about her until called by death.
Mrs. Stone, nee Welch, first saw
the light of day at Ticonderoga, N. Y. April 1, 1836. The family later removed to Waterford, N.Y.
where she was married to Jesse Stone in 1854.
Her husband died May 11, 1902 and he had served in several capacities of
trust and honor, among them that of lieutenant governor of the state. In 1869 Mrs. Stone and her husband came to
Watertown and she has since resided here, an esteemed and valued citizen whose
influence for good in this city was markedly felt and whose friendship was of
the lasting kind.
Mrs. Stone came of that sturdy
Irish stock, ever ready to assail an injustice or defend their principles. Her ancestors were among the defenders of
Fort Ticonderoga against the English in the revolutionary war and one of them,
Lieutenant Welch, was killed in the French and Indian war fighting in the ranks
at the age of 84. Her mother lived to
the advanced age of 87 dying as the result of an accident, active in her
household duties to the last. Four of
her brothers served in the Civil war.
Waterford, N.Y., where the family lived at the time of her marriage was
named after the place in Ireland where her ancestors lived for many years.
William C. Stone
Mrs. Stone was the mother of two
children, one of whom died in infancy.
One son, William C. Stone, survives her, as
does also two grandchildren, Jesse C.
Stone, Chicago, and Mrs. R. D. Easton of this city. There are also two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Stone was greatly devoted to
her home and ever found comfort and happiness in the company of those dearest
to her. She was a member of the
Congregational Church during her residence here and always generously
contributed to its welfare and by precept and example was a force for good
among its members. Her home was her
kingdom, a veritable sanctuary of all that was refined, cultured and religious.
In the passing of Mrs. Stone,
Watertown loses one of its most respected and esteemed women, one who was ever
ready to lend a helping hand in time of need or distress both in acts of
kindness and expressed sympathy. She was
a good neighbor and friend and goes to her reward with the consciousness of a
well spent life.
The funeral will be held on
Saturday afternoon with services in the home at 2 o’clock. The burial will be in Oak
Hill cemetery.
Cross References:
Stone, Jesse, Mrs, 1902,
Residence of, Picturesque Watertown booklet
Stone, Jesse, Mrs, 1908, First Congregational Church donaton
