SARAH (SALLY) PEAKESarah Peake known also as Sally or Polly was born 9 July 1784 at Pomfret, Woodstock, Vermont, the daughter of Lemuel Peake and Joanna Ellingwood of Vermont.
She was married about 1801 to John Elmer who was born 22 September 1776 at Somers, Tolland, Connecticut, the son of William Elmer and Mary Kibbe. Sarah and John were the parents of 9 children as follows:
Tryphena Born 27 April 1802, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont.
Married (1) Peter John Chamberlain
Cynthia Born 1804, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont.
Married (1) James Swett (Sweat)
Samuel Tifield Born 1805-6, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont.
Married Sarah McDonald
Wealthy Born 1808, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont.
Married (1) David Elmer
John Born 1810, Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont.
Married (1) Esther York
Sarah (Sally) Born 20 Sep 1813, Underhill, Chittenden, Vermont
Married (1) Luther Sweat
Hiram King Born 4 June 1816, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont.
Married (1) Lucina Elmer (2) Mary Huffman
William Born 16 Sep 1820, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Married Hannah Polina Child
Ira Barlett Born 2 Aug 1823, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Married (1) Elizabeth Eveline Wright (2) Sarah Selina Leicht
Sarah was converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the same time as her husband. They were living good Christian lives and made it a habit to read the Bible and try to understand the scriptures. So when some of the first Elders were sent to the New England States and came to their home in Vermont she and her husband quickly accepted them as messengers of God having the true gospel. She was baptized the same day as her husband, one day after the Elders had talked to them about the restoration of the Gospel and its principles. She was baptized in July of 1831.
Sarah (Sally) Peake was the eighth child of Lemuel Peake, born 30 September 1733, Woodstock, Connecticut, and Joanna Ellingwood, born 29 July 1739, Pomfret, Vermont. Her brothers and sister were as follows:
Violetta Peake Born 8 October 1762, Woodstock, Connecticut
Married 7 November 1793 to Rufus Peake
Sophia Peake Born 3 November 1760, Woodstock, Connecticut
Jonathan Peake Born 13 January 1765, Woodstock, Connecticut, Married Sarah
Lemuel Peake Jr. Born about 1767, Woodstock, Connecticut, Married 30 June 1796 to Marian Bugbee
William Peake Born about 1769, Woodstock, Connecticut, Married 19 October 1797 to Sally Bugbee
Thomas Peake Born about 1771, Woodstock, Connecticut
Lucy Peake Born about 1773, Woodstock, Connecticut, Died 25 September 1798 at Pomfret, Vermont
Her Paternal Grandparents were Jonathan Peake and Mehitable Perrin.
Her Maternal Grandparents were Jonathan Ellingwood and Joanna Hunt.
Her husband John Elmer came to Utah in the Uriah Curtis Company arriving in Salt Lake City 3 October 1852, after a long hard trip across the plans. (Sarah died and was buried in Indiana 1838 before they started to Utah.)
She was sealed to her husband John Elmer at the Recorders Office, Winter Quarters, 6 May 1848 at 3:55 p.m. by Brigham Young, when her husband John Elmer and his second wife Harriet Gould Brunson were married for time only and each of them had their first companions sealed to them.
Information obtained from Family Records, also record of Vermont P5Bpp115-116, Pomfret Vermont, Vol. 2 p. 551; Bowen History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Vol. 8 p. 93.
“Graves Along the Way”Sarah (Sally) Peake
Born 9 July 1784
Pomfret, Woodstock, Vermont
Died 1838 buried in Indiana
Married 1801 to John Elmer
Written by Wilma Wride
14 December 1968
Submitted by Wilma Elmer Wride
January 1969
Her Great, Great, Granddaughter
Of Camp Peteetneet
Of Daughters of Utah Pioneers
Of South Utah County
Payson City Utah
SARAH OR SALLY P. PEAK(E) ELMER
Biography gathered by Lorna Jane Perkins Belnap and
submitted for "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude"
June 1995
Born: 8 July 1784, Promfret, Windsor, Vermont
Died: Summer 1838, Indiana
Pioneer: Died on the way from Vermont to Nauvoo
Parents: Lemuel Peake and Joanna Ellenwood Peake
Spouse: John Elmer
Married: About 1801
Spouse Birth and Place: 22 September 1776, Somers, Tolland, Connecticut
Spouse Death and Place: 11 February 1871, Payson, Utah, Utah
Children:
Name: Date and Place of Birth
Tryphenia Elmer 27 April 1801, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Cynthia Elmer 1804, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Samuel Fifield Elmer 1805, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Wealthy Elmer 1808, Orange, Orange, Vermont
John Elmer 1810, Underhill, Chittendon, Vermont
Salley Elmer 20 September 1813, Underhill, Chittendon, Vermont
Hiram King Elmer 4 June 1816, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
William Elmer 16 September 1820, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Ira Bartlett Elmer 2 August 1823, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont
Biography:
Sarah lived with her husband in Vermont where John was a timber man who cut and hewed logs to build their homes. They were comfortable both in summer and the extremely cold winters of Vermont. The snow covered their fences and they could travel right over the fences with their sleighs.
Sarah and John were interested in living a good Christian life and tried to understand the scriptures. They made it a habit to study the Bible. They read and discussed it with friends and neighbors. They knew that there were apostles, prophets and evangelists in the former day Church and thought if the true church was on the earth that there would still exist the same authority of the Priesthood as previously existed.
Some five years prior to the revelation given to Joseph Smith, John and Sarah Elmer along with their family and friends were very much concerned about religious problems. One day while sitting on the porch of their home conversing on the subject with neighbors, an old person came up to the porch. He didn't tell his name but joined in the discussion. John Elmer was a habitual tobacco user. He was chewing tobacco all the while they were talking. This seemed to annoy the visitor. As he arose and stood directly in front of John, he handed him a card and said, "On this date the servants of the Lord will come to you and tell you of the true church and the laws you must live to have the blessing of health."
He left John holding the card and walked away. In their excitement, they didn't see which way he went and he was no where in sight. (Family members think the gentleman was one of the three Nephites or John of old.)
The first Elders sent out by the Prophet Joseph Smith to the New England States called at the home of John and Sarah Elmer. The missionaries stated their business and talked on the first principles of the gospel, faith, repentance and baptism, and the Godhead and concluded with the revelation of the Word of Wisdom.
John was quickly reminded of the card that was given him by the old gentleman. On the card was the exact date that the Elders were teaching them the laws and principles of the Gospel. John and Sarah were baptized the next day which was a July day in 1831 by Hazen Eldredge and confirmed by Abram Butterfield. Only fifteen months after the Church was organized, Sarah and John were members.
As members of the new church, John and Sarah understood that Kirtland, Ohio, was a gathering place of the Saints. Sarah had undoubtedly heard about the beautiful Kirtland Temple and wished to join the Saints there. They began to make preparations to make the journey and to join the Saints. However, by the time they started West by horse team and wagon in the Spring of 1838, the Saints were being driven out of Kirtland, scattered in Missouri and starting their new gathering place in Nauvoo. Undoubtedly, John and Sarah were eager to join the Saints in Nauvoo where their worship would be similar to their friends and neighbors, They wished to be where they could hear the voice and words of the modern-day Prophet.
Sarah and her family left Vermont via team and wagon -- that would be eleven people in their group -- John, Sarah, and their four daughters and five sons. Their journey took them through New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and into Indiana. At this time, it was dangerous to be traveling and be associated with the Mormons. They journey was long and stressful. Unfortunately, conditions were not always sanitary. Sarah and her oldest son, Samuel, experienced headache and fever, chills and sweating. They had typhoid fever,. Shortly, they both passed away and were buried in Indiana, many miles short of their goal to join the Saints in Nauvoo. Sarah's family continued on, however, and took her legacy of faith with them.
Sarah was sealed to her husband, John Elmer, at the Recorders Office, Winter Quarters, 6 May 1848, at 3:55 p.m. by Brigham Young, when her husband, John Elmer, and his second wife, Harriet Gould Brunson, were married for time only and each of them had their first companions sealed to them. Although Sarah never lived to see the Prophet, she received the special blessing of having Brigham Young seal her to her husband, John Elmer.
Found on FamilySearch.org (contributed to by julieannfarnes 20 January 2015.
Hi, i wanted to comment on the photo of Sarah (Sally) Peake. She died in 1838 probably in Ohio and photograps were not invented until 1839 and didnt arrive in the USA until the early 1840's....so this photograph cant possibly be her :+
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