Winschester mystery house san jose5/10/2023 San Jose Historical Society William Wirt Winchester, Sarah’s ill-fated husband.īy some accounts, Sarah never quite recovered from the death of her infant daughter. Just 40 days after her birth, young Annie would die of marasmus, a rare disease in which the body suffers malnutrition due to an inability to metabolize proteins. Unfortunately, the Winchesters’ joy would be short-lived. Four years into the marriage, Sarah bore a daughter named Annie Pardee Winchester. During the marriage, William worked as treasurer for his family’s company alongside his father. William and Sarah Winchester married in September 1862. When Tragedy Struck Sarah Winchester’s Family In particular, the 1873 model was incredibly popular with settlers and was widely used during the American Indian wars.īetween the massive sales and increasing popularity, the Winchester family amassed quite a fortune - a fortune that would one day become the foundation of Sarah Winchester’s strange obsession. The company had made a name for itself as one of the first to mass-produce firearms with the ability to fire multiple rounds without reloading. The only son of firearms manufacturer Oliver Winchester, William was heir to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. By the time Sarah was of age to marry, her parents already had someone in mind - a man who would ensure their daughter would be taken care of for her entire life. To make matters easier, the Pardee family was acquainted with several other affluent families through their church. Her high position in society put Sarah in an excellent position for marriage to an equally-privileged man. The family ensured that their seven children were well rounded: Sarah learned four languages as a child and was admitted to the “Young Ladies Collegiate Institute” at Yale College. Her father, Leonard Pardee, was a successful carriage manufacturer, and her mother was popular in the upper echelons of New Haven’s society. Prior to the building of the Winchester Mystery House - and perhaps to the dismay of horror buffs - Sarah Winchester was an ordinary, albeit wealthy, woman.īorn in New Haven, Connecticut to upper-class parents around 1840, Sarah Winchester enjoyed the spoils of a luxurious life. Wikimedia Commons A young Sarah Winchester.
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