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Daguerreotype of Sarah Sullivan Richards, Gardiner, ca. 1847

Daguerreotype of Sarah Sullivan Richards, Gardiner, ca. 1847

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Maine Historical Society

Sarah Richards was the daughter of Francis and Anne (Gardiner) Richards, members of two of Gardiner’s most prominent families. Tragedy struck these families on September 4, 1855, when fifteen year old Sarah Richards drowned while swimming in the Kennebec River at Swan Island opposite Richmond.


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