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Mary Sawyer 1653–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1653

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1711

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Sawyer

Mother: Mary Prescott

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Wilder, James Houghton, Ebenezer Wilder, James Houghton, Nathaniel Wilder, James Houghton, James Houghton

Children(s): Mary Wilder, Oliver Wilder, Eunice Wilder, Dorothy Wilder, Ephraim Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Nathaniel Wilder, Dorothy Carter, Nathaniel Wilder

In 1653, Mary Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Sawyer And Mary Prescott. Mary Sawyer married Ebenezer Wilder, James Houghton, Nathaniel Wilder, and had children including Dorothy Carter, Dorothy Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Ephraim Wilder, Eunice Wilder, Mary Wilder, Nathaniel 1 Wilder, Nathaniel Wilder, Oliver Wilder. Mary Sawyer passed away in 1711 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Mary Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thomas Sawyer And Mary Prescott.
  • Mary Sawyer married Ebenezer Wilder, James Houghton, Nathaniel Wilder, and had children including Dorothy Carter, Dorothy Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Ephraim Wilder, Eunice Wilder, Mary Wilder, Nathaniel 1 Wilder, Nathaniel Wilder, Oliver Wilder.
  • Mary Sawyer passed away in 1711 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sawyer's Ancestors

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Mary Sawyer
1653–1711
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Sawyer
1616–1706
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Mary Prescott
1630–1720
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
John Sawyer
1582–1660
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, , England
Margery Jackson
1570–1677
Whitechapel, Yorkshire, , England
John Prescott
1604–1681
Standish, Lancashire, , England
Mary Platts
1607–1688
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Prescott
1569–1609
Ellen
1570–1643
James Gawkroger
1578–1628
Martha Ainsworth
1578–1632
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sawyer's Descendants

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Mary Sawyer (4 January 1653–1711) m. Nathaniel Wilder (3 November 1650–31 July 1704) m. James Houghton (1650–1711) m. Ebenezer Wilder (1652–1679) m. James Houghton (1636–1693) m. Nathaniel Wilder (1655–1704) m. James Houghton (1636–1693) m. James Houghton (1636–1693)
  1. 1. Mary Wilder 1679–1729 m. Simon Stevens 1677–1758 m. Jabez Fairbanks 1670–
    1. 1. Cyprian Stevens 1705–1754 m. Abigail Warren 1708–1748 m. Damaris Whitney 1706–1787 m. Abigail WARREN 1708–1775
      1. 1. Simon Stevens 1730–1813
      2. 2. Isaac Stevens 1733–
      3. 3. Priscilla Stevens 1728–
      4. 4. David Stevens 1731–
      5. 5. Jacob Stevens 1736–1780 m. Elizabeth Leonard 1736–1799
        1. 1. Rachel Stevens 1760–1845
        2. 2. Buel Stevens 1757–1785 m. Kezia Brown 1754–1787
        3. 3. Leonard Stevens 1764–1830 m. Alice Gates 1771–1825
    2. 2. Dorthy STEVENS 1720–1808
    3. 3. Nathaniel STEVENS 1716–1796
    4. 4. Elizabeth STEVENS 1713–1778
    5. 5. Jonathan Stevens 1710–1770
    6. 6. Joseph STEVENS 1710–1810
    7. 7. Simon STEVENS 1708–
    8. 8. Mary Stevens 1707–
    9. 9. Mary STEVENS 1705–
    10. 10. Nathaniel STEVENS 1712–
    11. 11. Cyprian Stevens 1703–1764
  2. 2. Oliver Wilder 1694–1765
  3. 3. Eunice Wilder 1690–1778
  4. 4. Dorothy Wilder 1686–1738
  5. 5. Ephraim Wilder 1685–1707
  6. 6. Elizabeth Wilder 1681–1707
  7. 7. Nathaniel Wilder 1675–1775
  8. 8. Dorothy Carter 1686–
  9. 9. Nathaniel (1) Wilder 1675–1679

Mary Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1653
4 January 1653
Birth of Mary Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1711
1711
Age 58
Death of Mary Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1653
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: MA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9885.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO.
    [5] Millennium File
    [6] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: MA.
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1653; Birth city: Lancaster; Birth state: MA.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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