Research Trip Part 2

On Wednesday morning, we headed for Oxford Township, where Sarah Fox was born. Our destination was Trinity Episcopal Church, where Sarah's parents were married. I hoped to get some pictures of the church and cemetery. I was also hoping to find tombstones for Sarah's grandparents, who are buried in the church cemetery.

The weather forecast for Wednesday was a chance of rain and storms all day, but I was praying that it would hold off long enough for me to get some pictures. The Lord answered my prayers, and gave us a bright, sunny day (very hot, but perfect for taking pictures).

Trinity Church was built about 1711. According to the parish profile on the church's website, parishioners worshipped at this site as early as 1698. For the first 10-15 years, though, they met in a log cabin which had originally belonged to the Quakers.

The original church building is still standing, but has been added to over the years. In 1786, for instance, an addition was built on one end of the church to make it longer.

In 1833, about the time that Sarah Fox was born, two more sections were added on either side of the 1786 addition.

In 1839 the church was again lengthened, with a new section built on the end of the 1786 section. After the 1839 addition, the church took on the shape of a cross, like many older Catholic churches.

The last addition to the church was a bell tower, added in 1875. This was the only part of the church that was not in place when the Fox family worshipped there over 150 years ago.

The cemetery surrounding the church was quite impressive. Some of the burials dated back to the 1700's. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate the burial place of Sarah's grandparents, as many of the stones were unreadable.