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Sarah Major 1805–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1805

Birth Location: Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 13 Mar 1880

Death Location: Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania

Father: James Major

Mother: Elizabeth Shorts

Spouse(s): Peter Walter

Children(s): Peter Walter, John Walter, Alexander Walter, Mary Walter, Eli Walter, Richard Walter, Philip Walter, Sarah Walter, Julia Walter, James Walter, Carlisle Walter, William Walter, Elizabeth Walter, Nancy Walter, Perry Walter

Sarah Major was born in 1805 in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania, the child of James Major And Elizabeth Shorts. Sarah Major married Peter Walter, and had children including Alexander Porter Walter, Carlisle Moore Walter, Eli Hovis Walter, Elizabeth Shorts Walter, James Major Walter, John Crispen Walter, Julia Ann Major Walter, Mary Jane Walter, Nancy M Walter, Perry Walter, Peter Hovis Walter, Philip Crispen Walter, Richard Major Walter, Sarah Hovis Walter, William Major Walter. Sarah Major passed away in 1880 in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Sarah Major was born in 1805 in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania, the child of James Major And Elizabeth Shorts.
  • Sarah Major married Peter Walter, and had children including Alexander Porter Walter, Carlisle Moore Walter, Eli Hovis Walter, Elizabeth Shorts Walter, James Major Walter, John Crispen Walter, Julia Ann Major Walter, Mary Jane Walter, Nancy M Walter, Perry Walter, Peter Hovis Walter, Philip Crispen Walter, Richard Major Walter, Sarah Hovis Walter, William Major Walter.
  • Sarah Major passed away in 1880 in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania.

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Sarah Major's Ancestors

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Sarah Major
1805–1880
Birth Place: Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
Parents
James Major
1782–1844
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Shorts
1785–1845
Butler, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Major's Descendants

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Sarah Major (3 Jul 1805–13 Mar 1880) m. Peter Walter (2 Aug 1801–24 Jul 1883)
  1. 1. Peter (Hovis) Walter 1849–1921
  2. 2. John (Crispen) Walter 1829–1894
  3. 3. Alexander (Porter) Walter 1839–1864
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Walter 1837–1907
  5. 5. Eli (Hovis) Walter 1846–1907
  6. 6. Richard (Major) Walter 1843–1921
  7. 7. Philip (Crispen) Walter 1835–1919 m. Jane Morris 1836–1911
    1. 1. Richard (Ellsworth) Walter 1863–1948 m. Sadie (Marilla) Gilmore 1870–1951
      1. 1. Phyllis (Iland) Walter 1894–1995
      2. 2. Florence Walter 1896–1960
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Annetta) Walter 1868–1950
    3. 3. Alfred (Clarence) Walter 1858–1939
  8. 8. Sarah (Hovis) Walter 1848–1896
  9. 9. Julia (Ann Major) Walter 1825–1898
  10. 10. James (Major) Walter 1827–1894
  11. 11. Carlisle (Moore) Walter 1846–1902
  12. 12. William (Major) Walter 1831–1902
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Shorts) Walter 1851–1852
  14. 14. Nancy (M) Walter 1833–1836
  15. 15. Perry Walter 1854–

Sarah Major's Timeline

2 Records

1805
3 Jul 1805
Birth of Sarah Major in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
1880
13 Mar 1880
Age 75
Death of Sarah Major in Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1805
    Event Place: Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1880
    Event Place: Irwin, Venango, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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