The Biographical Dictionary of America/Bache, Sarah (Franklin)

BACHE, Sarah (Franklin), was born in Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 22, 1744; daughter of Benjamin and Deborah (Read) Franklin. She was married Oct. 29, 1767. to Richard Bache. and was distinguished for her benevolence, especially during the revolutionary war. Funds were contributed by men of wealth and patriotism, with which material was purchased to clothe the suffering soldiers. Mrs. Bache organized a party of more than two thousand women and girls to sew the garments, and she also spent much time in hospital work. She was a woman of a beautiful nature, and the Marquis de Chastelleaux said of her: "If there are ladies in Europe who need a model of attachment to domestic duties and love to their country, Mrs. Bache may be pointed out to them as such. Simple in her manners, she possesses all the benevolence of her father." She died Oct. 5, 1808.