Sacramento County Obituaries

Miss Martha McCLELLAND

Submitted by Betty Loose

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Sacramento Transcript; Thursday Morning, June 27, 1850

DIED
  On Saturday, June 22d, 1850, at Sutter�s Fort, Miss Martha McCLELLAND, in the 
14th year of her age.
  The death of a young person is always a melancholy theme. The deceased was 
just entering upon the bloom of womanhood, and such were her virtues that she 
was beloved by all who knew her. Amiability, gentleness and affection shone 
resplendent in her character, which blended with a modesty so pure and lovely, 
rendered her admired by a large circle of acquaintances.
  Death has taken a favorite daughter and sister, and caused a void which cannot 
be filled. The sweet flower, just budding and spreading its fragrance around, 
has been snapped by the ruthless invader; but the consolation remains, that she 
has exchanged this world for a happier home - eternal in the Heavens. The 
service at her funeral on Sunday morning was very solemn, while the sanctity of 
the day served to render it still more so.
  Her last moments were calm and serene. Perfectly resigned, she exclaimed, that 
she did not wish to live. �Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my 
last end be like hers.�

�Whom the Gods love die young.�