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Sarah Elson 1644–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1644 or 1611

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 witchcraft

Spouse(s): James Ensign

Children(s): Mary Ensign

Sarah Elson was born in 1644 in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Abraham Elson And Rebecca Steele Elson Mudge Greensmith Executed For Witchcraft. Sarah Elson married James Ensign, and had children including Mary Elson 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 1644 in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England, the child of Abraham Elson And Rebecca Steele Elson Mudge Greensmith Executed For Witchcraft.
  • Sarah Elson married James Ensign, and had children including Mary Elson Ensign.
  • Sarah Elson passed away in 1676 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Elson's Ancestors

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Sarah Elson
1644–1676
Birth Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Parents
Abraham Elson
1618–1648
co. Kent, England or Bath, co. Somersetshire, South West, England
Rebecca ((Steele) Elson Mudge Greensmith Executed for) witchcraft
1590–1662
Fairstead, Co. Essex, England
Grandparents
Abraham Elson
1586–1648
Kent, England
Rebecca (Steele Hartford) Witch
1629–1663
Fairstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
Richard Steele
1549–1630
Fairsted, Essex, England,
Great-Grandparents
* CT
1591–1665
Rachel TALCOTT
1602–1653
Richard (1490-1550)
1520–1594
Margaret Graham
1524–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard "Graham"
1549–1630
Elizabeth Bryde)
1565–1626

Sarah Elson's Descendants

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Sarah Elson (17 March 1644 or 1611–29 May 1676) m. James Ensign (1590–1670)
  1. 1. Mary ((Elson)) Ensign 1639–1723 m. Samuel ((Buswell)) Smith 1638–1703
    1. 1. James Smith 1675–1750 m. Elizabeth Holbrook 1672–1749
      1. 1. Samuel (Smith) 1704 1704–1767 m. Margaret ((Warner)) Lee 1705–1753
        1. 1. Joseph Smith 1734–1800 m. Naomi (Alice) Johns 1740–1831

Sarah Elson's Timeline

4 Records

1611
December 1611
Birth of Sarah Elson in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
1629
1629
Sarah Elson was married in Hartford, CT
Hartford, CT
1644
17 March 1644 or 1611
Birth of Sarah Elson in Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England
1676
29 May 1676
Age 32
Death of Sarah Elson in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1611
    Event Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 March 1644 or 1611
    Event Place: Fordwich, City of Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Hartford, CT

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1676
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

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