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Sarah "Polly" Houston 1758–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1758

Birth Location: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1844

Death Location: Sussex County, Delaware, USA

Father: Robert Houston

Mother: Priscilla Laws

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In 1758, Sarah "Polly" Houston entered the world in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA, born to Robert H Houston And Priscilla Laws. Sarah "Polly" Houston passed away in 1844 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1758, Sarah "Polly" Houston entered the world in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA, born to Robert H Houston And Priscilla Laws.
  • Sarah "Polly" Houston passed away in 1844 in Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

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Sarah Houston's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Houston
1758–1844
Birth Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Parents
Robert H Houston
1730–1791
Snow Hill Parish, Somerset, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America
Priscilla Laws
1740–1786
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware
Grandparents
Robert (Houston) III
1702–1789
Pocomoke City, (now) Worcester Co., MD
Elizabeth Howard
1712–
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Houston
1674–1720
Betty Houston
1637–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Houston
1635–1693
Grace Benson
1640–1710

Sarah Houston's Timeline

2 Records

1758
17 Feb 1758
Birth of Sarah "Polly" Houston in Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
1844
1844
Age 86
Death of Sarah "Polly" Houston in Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Sussex County, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1758
    Event Place: Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware, USA

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