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Sarah Pue

1720 – 1780

Irish printer, publisher, patent medicine seller and coffee house proprietor

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About Sarah Pue

Lived 1720 – 1780 (aged 59–60). Sarah Pue was a publisher and printer, known for Dick's Coffee House.

Sarah Pue (died 1777?) was an Irish printer, publisher, patent medicine seller, and proprietor of Dick's Coffee House.

Life Sarah Pue was born Sarah Gibbal. She was the daughter of John, a skinner of Skinner's Row, Dublin, and his wife Mary Gibbal. She married James Pue on 29 September 1761. Her husband was the successor of his uncle Richard Pue, taking over the Pue businesses of printing, publishing and owning Dick's Coffee House in 1758. After James' death in December 1762, Pue took over running the businesses.

Pue married John Roe in April 1763, and the couple had two sons. John Roe had been a business associate of James Pue since 1758, and they printed Pue's Occurrences, as well as running Dick's Coffee house until 1769, when his brother Crompton Roe took over. When her husband died in December 1773, Pue assumed control of the paper, going into partnership with her brother, David Gibbal. In June 1776, she sold the business to John Hillary of Castle Street. She sold patent medicines from her premises in Skinner Row from 1762 to 1776, and then from College Green from 1777. After 1777, she disappears from records.

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Important facts

Born
1720, Dublin
Birth century
Died
1780
Occupation
Known for
Dick's Coffee House
Also known as
Sarah Gibball

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sarah Pue's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sarah Pue?

Irish printer, publisher, patent medicine seller and coffee house proprietor

When was Sarah Pue born?

Sarah Pue was born in 1720 in Dublin.

When did Sarah Pue die?

Sarah Pue died in 1780.

What was Sarah Pue's occupation?

Sarah Pue was a publisher and printer.

What was Sarah Pue known for?

Sarah Pue was known for Dick's Coffee House.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sarah Pue

· Wikidata: Q94533939

· DBpedia: Sarah Pue

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