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Sarah Murray 1739 – 1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1739

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1783

Death Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: Matthew Murray

Mother: Elizabeth Abbot

Spouse(s): Alexander Kerr

Children(s): Josiah Kerr, Sarah Kerr

Sarah Murray was born in 1739 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Matthew Murray and Elizabeth Abbot. Sarah Murray married Alexander Kerr, and had children including Josiah Kerr, Sarah Kerr. Sarah Murray passed away in 1783 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Sarah Murray was born in 1739 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States, the child of Matthew Murray and Elizabeth Abbot.
  • Sarah Murray married Alexander Kerr, and had children including Josiah Kerr, Sarah Kerr.
  • Sarah Murray passed away in 1783 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Murray
1715 – 1785
Birth Location: Castle Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Abbot
1719 – 1785
Birth Location: Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Kerr
1740 – 1776
Birth Location: Bart, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Josiah Kerr
1770 – 1823
Birth Location: , Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Kerr
1772 –
Birth Location: , , Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Murray's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Murray
1739 – 1783
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Matthew Murray
1715 – 1785
Castle Tullibardine, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Abbot
1719 – 1785
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William Murray
1665 – 1726
Tullibardine Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Vans
1672 – 1772
Perthshire, Scotland
Daniel Abbot
1688 – 1731
Andover, Mass
Hannah Chandler
1690 – 1755
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Abbott
1655 – 1736
Dorcas Graves
1655 – 1740
John Chandler
1655 – 1721
Hannah Abbot
1650 – 1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Abbot
1615 – 1681
Hannah Abbott
1629 – 1711
George Abbot
1615 – 1681
Hannah Abbott
1629 – 1711

Sarah Murray's Descendants

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Sarah Murray (2 Aug 1739 – 1783) m. Alexander Kerr (Bet. 1740-1745 – 1776)
  1. 1. Josiah Kerr (20 May 1770 – May 1823)
  2. 2. Sarah Kerr (1772 – )

Sarah Murray's Timeline

5 Records

1739
2 Aug 1739
Birth of Sarah Murray in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1746
24 Jan 1746
Age 7
Birth of Sarah Murray in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1746
2 Feb 1746
Age 7
Sarah Murray was baptized in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
1783
1783
Age 44
Death of Sarah Murray in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1790
28 Apr 1790
Age 51
Death of Sarah Murray in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1746
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1746
    Event Place: Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1790
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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