Sarah Olivia Aiken

Sarah Olivia WESTON was born in West Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Educated at home, chiefly under private tuition. She continued her studies in Boston, devoting her attention principally to the classics and history, under the direction of several noted professors at Cambridge, she being the second of the few female students to whom the privileges of Harvard University were granted. Her thorough knowledge of the ancient languages were of great service to Prof. Elliot Coues in his famous work on Ornithology, the “North American Birds,” in which a glowing tribute is paid to her attainments.

Sarah Olivia WESTON and Frederick Argyle AIKEN were married.

After their marriage, they removed to Washington, D.C. where he soon attained distinction in legal and journalistic circles, having been the attorney and counsel of Mrs. Surratt, one of the Lincoln conspirators, and being the editor of several newspapers in Washington. At the time of his death, in 1878, resulting partly from injuries while serving on the staff of Gen. Winfield.S. Hancock during the Civil War, he was one of the most widely known and successful journalists.