Abt 1819 - 1851 (~ 32 years)
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Name |
Sophia D. Scott [1] |
Birth |
Abt 1819 |
Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
15 Feb 1851 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [2] |
Burial |
18 Feb 1851 |
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Notes |
- Marriage notice in The North American on 27 Feb 1845
On the 25th inst. by the Rev. John Mcowell, Jonathan Leedom, Jr. to Sophia D. daughter of the late Thomas Scott.
Handwritten death note - Sophia D. Leedom, wife of Jonathan Leedom, residing at No. 144 Pine North, died 15 Feb 1851 of childbed fever, aged 32 years. Laurel Hill. James McClellan M.D.
After finding Sophia's death note and obituary, I cannot account for the baby Leedom born and died Jun 1856 listed in The Leedom Family.
Death notice in the North American on 17 Feb 1851
In the 15th inst., Sophia D., wife of Jonathan Leedom, in the thirty-third year of her age. Her friends and the friends of the family, are respectfully invited to attend her funeral, without further notice, from her husband's residence, No. 144 Pine street, on Tuesday morning, at ? o'clock A.M. - the funeral to proceed to Laurel Hill.
Named as M. Sophia Scott in "A history of the rise, progress, and present condition of the Bethlehem Female Seminary" by William C. Reichel, pub 1858 in Philadelphia. Page 425 is part of a Catalogue of Pupils at the Seminary showing family information about each. Her note states she married Mr. Jona. Leedom Jr. of Philadelphia.
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Person ID |
I14822 |
Ives-Leedom |
Last Modified |
1 Apr 2022 |
Family |
Jonathan Leedom, b. 1 Jun 1816, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1870 (Age 54 years) |
Marriage |
25 Feb 1845 |
Central Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [3, 4] |
Children |
| 1. Mariah G. Leedom, b. 1846, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| 2. Jonathan Leedom, b. Sep 1848, Bucks Co, Pennsylvania d. Aft 1900 (Age ~ 52 years) |
| 3. Sophia S. Leedom, b. Abt Feb 1849, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 7 Sep 1896, Yardley, Bucks, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 47 years) |
| 4. Leedom, b. 2 Feb 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 2 Feb 1851, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years) |
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Family ID |
F2097 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
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Event Map |
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| Burial - 18 Feb 1851 - Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Sources |
- [S125] Sara A.L. Eachus, Leedom Family, (Dorrance & Co. 1982), CS71 .L4815 1982.
- [S17] Vital Records, Death certificate, 1891.
- [S17] Vital Records, Marriage record, 1891.
- [S611] Marriage notice.
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