Sarah Barker, SV/PROG

Graham’s Town Journal CO53/14 - 1837 National Archives, Kew, London Transcribed by S u e M a c k a y

Thursday January 5 1837

Died, on Tuesday 20th ult at Theopolis, the wife of The Rev.G.BARKER, resident Missionary at that Institution. On the preceding evening Mrs.B. retired to rest in perfect health but was seized shortly afterwards by alarming illness, which terminated in premature labour, and – before medical assistance could be procured or Mr.B., who was in town, could reach his home – in the death of both child and mother. It is a tribute most justly due to the deceased to say that she was eminently suited to the station in which Providence had placed her, and that her death is felt as a severe calamity, not only by her bereaved partner and her numerous children, of whom eight survive her, but also by all the inhabitants of the village, to whom by her active benevolence and affectionate sympathy she had greatly endeared herself.

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