

In today’s world, we have advice on how to handle receiving an inheritance, but Sarah’s method was to visit a medium in suspicion that her family was cursed. A Ghostly WarningĪlthough Sarah Winchester was one of the wealthiest women in the world at the time, she was overwhelmed with sorrow. She received $20 million, and roughly 50 percent ownership of Winchester Repeating Arms, which included a daily royalties income of $1000. In 1881, William died of tuberculosis, and with his father passing just a year before, Sarah inherited a large sum. Regrettably, this was only the start of a grief-stricken life for Sarah. They had no more children, as they had a hard time coping with terminal illness and loss of their loved one.

Sarah and William had one daughter, who unfortunately died just six weeks after birth in 1866. Winchester rifles were extremely popular in the American Civil War, and later on, referred to as “The Gun That Won the West.” William was the one and only son of the owner of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Oliver Winchester.

She caught the eye of William Wirt Winchester, and in 1862 they married. She was known for being musically talented and intelligent with the beauty to match. Sarah was born into a middle-class family in New Haven, Connecticut around the 1840’s. Related A Tragic Life Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Ghost Hunting Event Companies & Haunted Places.We cover all aspects, from their haunted history to any special events they may be holding. Haunted Places From the most haunted places to little known or rarely explored haunted places.Events Paracons, ghost hunts, paranormal investigations, horror fests, and Halloween events.
