Is Sarah Winchester Jewish?

Sarah Winchester was an American heiress and the widow of firearm magnate William Wirt Winchester. She is best known for her mysterious and sprawling residence, the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.

Born Sarah Lockwood Pardee in 1839 in New Haven, Connecticut, she was well-educated and grew up in a family with modest means. She married William Wirt Winchester in 1862.

Sarah Winchester's personal life was marked by tragedy. She lost her infant daughter and later her husband, leading her to seek solace in spiritualism and eventually move to California.

Although not directly involved in the family business, Sarah Winchester inherited a vast fortune from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, which she used to fund the construction of her famous mansion.

The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was continuously constructed under Sarah Winchester's direction. Known for its peculiar design, the house features staircases leading to nowhere and doors that open into walls.