Sarah Geddes Latimer

Biography

Sarah Geddes Latimer lived through the transformative years of American independence and the early republic, her life spanning from the mid-eighteenth century through the early decades of the nineteenth. As a woman of her era, her life reflected the experiences and contributions of women during this pivotal period in American history.

Latimer's memory is preserved in the records of her time and in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, where she was buried. Her life represents the often-unrecorded but essential role of women in building and sustaining American communities.