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Sarah <I>Rood</I> Gompers

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Sarah Rood Gompers

Birth
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Municipality, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Death
3 Sep 1898 (aged 71)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.6192403, Longitude: -73.9739209
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Born in Amsterdam, Sarah Rood went to England around 1847, marrying Solomon Gompers in 1849. They brought their family to America in 1863, and at the time of her death she was reportedly the mother of 14 children, including labor leader Samuel Gompers.
Born in Amsterdam, Sarah Rood went to England around 1847, marrying Solomon Gompers in 1849. They brought their family to America in 1863, and at the time of her death she was reportedly the mother of 14 children, including labor leader Samuel Gompers.

Inscription

Erected to the memory of a devoted mother
SARAH GOMPERS
Beloved wife of SOLOMON GOMPERS
Born in Amsterdam Holland July 3, 1827
Died Sept. 3, 1898
May her soul rest in peace.



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