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Page 18 _____ ' THs InpereNpENT in en e e ies s n e o C 3 ; FRIENDS & NEIGHBOURS C gee. â€" s « 5 g * â€" ‘ â€" x 7 & Epitaph:" Wait not for me my husband dear, I am not dead but sleeping here, I was not yours but God‘s alone by Paul Dalby yours but God‘s alone, He Among the many veterâ€" â€"â€" s : se a ym e (NSiperencen‘ loved me best and called me ans from Northumberlana _ (_ _ _ E e . o . : BOB ANp Jaxe CHamBrrs _ home." ®R County who fought in the = > ts e 2o2 .4 :. 1 o a e â€" _, have a grave situation The Chambers have no â€" historic victory over the inâ€" ""*et C se >‘ * P &6 C o. «alh. on their hands. They‘ve disâ€" . idea who the woman was or. vading Americans was es nc x ; 2 0ae _ ~ ueC eges â€" covered a 146â€"yearâ€"old headâ€" â€" how her gravestone ended â€" none other than George $ l y . s ‘â€"?‘Ifi%,\w.‘;”; ‘ stone in their back garden . up on their land. But some Sexton of Warkworth. = o at=_. + sag e s e it buth don‘t know what to do. historical research by The â€" _ The story noted that Mr.__ _ Ȏ\‘ y ‘«L Te # in Eo Nok e ao e se * = with it. Independent may. have Sexton, by thattimeaged " ~=â€"_, _\ &\ 2/ <@Kme : se _ O _ _ The Chambers found the _ thrown some light on the 84, had served in the glst 5 25 mus Â¥2. 3;\.3;.' B ‘9,‘.%745?}-5?3&\75*‘ Ets gj"“ Es 22 \ weatherâ€"beaten granite mysterious Sarah Ann and Durham Regimentaithe ce WeR a° . |~ cg 4. grave marker under a pile. George Sexton. Battle of Queenston m /[]Q\&“ {_«%fl‘ 4 . s â€" 7 we m ; of paving stones behind The Upper Canada Heights, perhaps the most ) Ze) \ieg" 3 o e y _ Py / oo t & ; their house on Maiden‘s ._Archives reveals a story. ._notable British victory in f!b "‘%, o t eA :.‘i-;.;' & j&%}râ€" 7 E_ â€" é & Road, Warkworth. published in the Cobourg. _ the War of 1812, which also. iP@¥¥M» ” z* â€"~ Re p&/ eeoatt > ?% A# R CE . ces .tts [ claimed the life of the $ess 09 / tm‘ J l L ucss aaae l % ; &'JCnm\.fl,w.w’"z‘én"fl:fyi‘*fifii' ce British commander Generâ€" _\i) ie t‘ 9 = ‘»,/7.-.' e %‘_{,@?&§ *&1 inoagertn s / i eove aslie s t ts tralengel o ey S Ti 3 . â€" Ie ce fap o C e n s etliiitihs e x > o ol --m.‘.;;i;:,-‘t,g;,f;g;m;;s;gfi;‘g,ik . . 6. al Sir Isaac Brock. d ‘g sÂ¥ i J Sn Nt =*= Sss 1 §yise Rethas ‘*"‘\_‘\‘1‘.““n’fi’e‘:;i'j?: ‘Mr. Sexton and the other $ ul ! Y * _\ MB â€" + t/ !‘__,,,7",?‘ _\fifil* P " l e l : _Jf. * surviving old soldiers of / t ,;g'li gz o k C e “{;,i‘ â€"_ «ko e w9 * o s salgs c AIM that 1812 war â€" from 6 _‘,;' £5% / § i~x~"‘" ~f ieA â€" _/ 4 s SA Te > !* | Brighton, Castleton, Port e 2 d _ cR C aR | _0 _â€" oeie & ./ B 24 i# * iss " in ie . â€" t s < &4 69 yeB ¢ C1 e cA 2 & [ Hope, Cobourg and Colâ€" e /:\_-- ’»\-%‘1 Acst Cp" _ 2 eX o k _A E.A _â€" o 5;; ,f M â€" borne â€" finally received oA ':h:; sys KT !‘ TB a G >A ~R#A _ } 3P h BA their pension in a ceremoâ€". Fo > @es < > W\es . AQu C sracate > Qa) hss 0. 5 #=!~ es :\ ~=>] Â¥ ny at Cobourg‘s Victoria ght> is ~ % fix‘ “‘ yas â€"‘- w es in p. TOeH : : \uf o . \â€" ie Hall. The amount was just (AiMe W es S \g: y l m s A f. bee en be:\= _A â€" f 7 ailke m i. . aoe teg t o_ es & Ne esscs & _ 2e se $20. j PA . ¢ ns . ces > sâ€" l . o amaie e en P i:&‘-';j“@-é f A The Sentinel‘ story ob. Swe ME ies dn nslc s P C atM ) Snvamath s 5 ‘, ze 5:, % served that the "tough and _ A painting from the Ontario Archives depicts a pivotal battle in the War of 1812. -j’iâ€"'_g’;\-{r%;-' fera £. 2. rzx hardy sons of Canada", respectability for young, George and Marilyn Nash . tion of 4,084 â€"_mostly Canaâ€" es e PA BSH . mostly in their 80s and 90s, _ single women. * _ in 1977. â€" dian but with a considerâ€" ie e ie ; fe eew B were still in remarkably It‘s also possible that Before 1977, it was just _ able Irishelement. 3 ho2 2 e ,:/_:-;;j;.,, o en '. \ & â€" good health and were able . Sarah Ann could have been _ farmer‘s fields originally Many of the newlyâ€"arâ€" es l * s :53_.3 + ';‘. ‘:‘r‘, "if needed to shoulder a . married to George Sexton‘s â€" belonging to the Maiden _ rived landowners were solâ€" M e en .. C 0 Omeecs * musketagain in the service . son. It was common pracâ€" â€" family, diers, just like George e ie o t k it "':_83’%;":3‘; & _ of their country". + _ tice for sons to carry the It was typical of the Sexton, whoâ€" along with micles se io io. i; ;";’,_)z E. _ .â€" Little more is known of â€" same name as their father . many farms in Percy Townâ€"_ his wife Sarah Ann â€"reâ€" | n nc l |;.| . 20. on George Sexton of Warkâ€" withonly adifferentmiddle ship, which back in 1871. mains a mystery to the @ * ied Romepaeneniy . _ | _ _ _ oesi l ntgecameieseiaieet â€" worth after his brave war _ name for identification. boasted a healthy populaâ€" Chambers. __ 1 Boh Chambers cleans off a granite headstone found burled. service was recognized. The quality of Sarah â€" poom as on m m yous "We were tidying up for : . Sentinel on Saturday, Sept. _ There is no confirmation. _ Ann‘s headstone and the enâ€". MA i PA & the Garden tour and decid~ _ 25, 1875 â€" 12 years after the _ that he was the husband ofâ€"graving â€" still in remarkâ€" â€" MWtA . i ed to move the paving . death of Sarah Ann Sexton. . Sarah Ann Sexton. able. condition after a ht ’\ & % P . 5 stones out into the garden," The Sentinel‘s story reâ€" Indeed at 23, Sarah Anne ~centuryâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half â€" sugâ€" 4 en es > ol Ms. Chambers said. "Then ported that " after a long would have been a very gests that her husband, V \ n e eme c ene oi) ; .we found the headstone®unâ€" _ and dreary waiting of over young bride to the old solâ€" _ whoever he was, was a man * \< o _‘/f a 4 derneath lying facing sixty years, the country has â€" dier who would have been . of means. f . 4 s 0 down: atâ€"last given a slow and 71 years old atcher death. But Jane Chambers said: / y d M "When my husband slight attention to the But such an age differ> _ "We really want to find out ‘*"f \ t 6 \$ flipped it over, we were _ claims of these noble veterâ€" . ence was certainly not unâ€" . where they came from and kn ~ _ ©/ a ~gs ? shocked to see it was someâ€" _ ans who went forth in the â€" common in pioneer times _ if there are still any descenâ€" ~A m : < one‘s headstone." ©>___ American war of 181215 /fo when marriageâ€"even to an _ dents of the family alive.;/ n § | > J â€" â€"The headstone is enâ€" â€" shed their blood for their . older man â€" was about the "It doesn‘t matter wher *\@ \ graved to: "Sarah Ann, wife . country." only acceptable stamp of . they live, we would get the .. esw en â€" Cal S ; \ of George Sexton, died July meaean mg maae o poragcrgnngh â€" headstone back to them," * yA e n t Weaaee ~ 29, 1863, aged 23 years, 6 g *T i9e mioo niv charsbemare? 2 Bob Chambers said. "It Waiy y TB [ 3 months, 5 days. Eum sot deuct baif s Loz P raep p o 5 would be interesting to find * iD ® atet Beneath that inscription ams mnat naks 3. h l o out the whole story." * y=e o %, se mss stt Ascysenemt.â€"~~ I '“’?_ yours but G% ‘eme [ _ The Chambers moved . _ 2e ;. . i ts ) "Wait not for me my husâ€" ; 3 To_m'l mo 7?0&t;mwl’» géé ”;‘v'af'% h into the house from downâ€" . s o anee | â€" s lt 5 0 :;:;;â€";7 moat s band dear, I am not dead but &2 @0 l D i S e cce HeAROHRE _ town Warkworth four years M _ _ Raieptrmen e sleeping here, I was not. Epitaph on Grave of Sarah Ann, who died on July 29, 1863. ago. The house was built by. _ Jane Chambers m?s the Inscription on grave marker. $ A k 7 2 _z _ _ _ _ e d c immenmmmmmmmmmmnm o \ C