Sara Kelley, daughter of Samuel and Mary Weller Dean, was born at Westfield Massachusetts, April 5, 1789; removed to Martinsburg, New York while quite young. At the age of twenty-two years was married to Datus Kelley, and removed directly to Rockport, Ohio, where she lived twenty-five years, one of the foremost women in acts of benevolence, and in giving cheer and assistance to the despondent in the trials and privations of their new homes in the wilderness. She would often take her baby in her lap and ride, on horseback, six or eight miles to a neighbor's to take care of the sick. Her example in industry and economy had much to do in molding society, and in its culture and advancement.

In 1836 the family moved to Cunningham's Island (now Kelley's), where she again commenced a pioneer life, and was the only nurse and doctor for many years. The number of namesakes she has in various families on the island is a testimonial of the high esteem in which she was regarded. She died March 21, 1864, having survived her golden wedding three years.

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