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    Sarah Buchanan Floyd (Preston)

    Birth: 11-19-1802

    Death: 5-8-1879

    Nickname: Sally

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Sarah "Sally" Buchanan Preston Floyd was the wife of John Buchanan Floyd, the Secretary of War from 1857-1860. She and John were cousins, and they had no children. In Fanny Seward's 1859 diary, she mentions that the Floyds attended a dinner party at the Seward house in Washington D.C. in January 1857.

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Sarah "Sally" Buchanan Preston Floyd was the wife of John Buchanan Floyd, the Secretary of War from 1857-1860. She and John were cousins, and they had no children. In Fanny Seward's 1859 diary, she mentions that the Floyds attended a dinner party at the Seward house in Washington D.C. in January 1857.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9688870/sarah-floyd
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Find a Grave - Sarah Preston Floyd
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Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 17:45
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Cannot find another source that includes Sarah's birth and death dates, but the information on her page matches what information is found elsewhere
Citation for Death Info:
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Website
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9688870/sarah-floyd
Title of Webpage: 
Find a Grave - Sarah Preston Floyd
Website Viewing Date: 
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 17:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 17:45
Citation Notes: 
Cannot find another source that includes Sarah's birth and death dates, but the information on her page matches what information is found elsewhere