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Sarah Elson 1612–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

Death Date: 29 May 1676

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Abraham Elson

Mother: Rebecca Steele

Spouse(s): James Ensign

Children(s): David Ensign

Sarah Elson was born in 1612 in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Abraham Elson And Rebecca Steele. Sarah Elson married James Thomas Ensign, and had children including David Ensign. Sarah Elson passed away in 1676 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Elson was born in 1612 in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Abraham Elson And Rebecca Steele.
  • Sarah Elson married James Thomas Ensign, and had children including David Ensign.
  • Sarah Elson passed away in 1676 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Sarah Elson's Ancestors

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Sarah Elson
1612–1676
Birth Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Abraham Elson
1586–1647
Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Steele
1590–1662
Essex, England
Grandparents
Abraham Elson
1550–1610
Kent, England
*Rebecca (Immigrant)
1556–
Chillham, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Elson's Descendants

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Sarah Elson (1612–29 May 1676) m. James (Thomas) Ensign (1 Jun 1606–23 Nov 1680)
  1. 1. David Ensign 1644–1727 m. Sarah Wilcox 1648–1718
    1. 1. David Ensign 1688–1759
      1. 1. Eliphalet Ensign 1718–1792
        1. 1. Otis Ensign 1740–1775 m. Ruth Walling 1738–1810

Sarah Elson's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of Sarah Elson in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
1676
29 May 1676
Age 64
Death of Sarah Elson in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1676
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

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