Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1854/09/21 Catherine Robbins Lyman, wife of Warren Delano, gives birth to a daughter, Sara Ann Delano, at the Delano Estate, 2 miles north of the town of Newburgh, New York. Born The Algonac Balmville
1862/06/25 Catherine R Delano with her staff and seven children, ranging in age from 16 to 2, sail to Hong Kong on the clipper ship SURPRISE to join Warren Delano. Life Delano Family Voyage to China
1862/07/27 The SURPRISE spots houses and a Catholic church on Fernando de Noronha. "This is a convict settlement from the Brazils. Saw the 'Hole in the Wall' of which I believe they have a picture at Fathers Captain Delano's in Fair Haven". - CRD Life Fernando de Noronha Brazil Delano Family Voyage to China
1862/08/28 Sixty-four days from New York, the SURPRISE passes the Cape of Good Hope heading for Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. Life Cape Peninsula Cape Town Delano Family Voyage to China
1880/10/07 Sara Ann Delano marries widower James Roosevelt at Algonac, the Delano estate. The Delanos are Unitarian, but Sara will join the Episcopal Church. Bride The Algonac Balmville
1908/00/00 Sara Roosevelt makes her home on East 65th Street. Home Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House New York City
1934/12/25 Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor, and the President's mother, Sara Roosevelt, attend Christmas Day service at St Thomas Church. Faith St Thomas Episcopal Church, Washington DC Washington, DC
1939/06/11 Queen Elizabeth, Sara Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt ride together as they leave St James Church. Guest King George VI and Queen Elizabeth State Visit of Canada
1941/09/07 Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt dies with the President at her side. "Minutes after her death, the largest oak tree at Hyde Park toppled to the ground. It was a clear windless day." Died Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site Hyde Park, NY
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