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Sarah Jane Prather 1804–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1804

Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 30 SEP 1879

Death Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania

Father: Henry Prather

Mother: Lydia Ricketts

Spouse(s): Thomas Hamilton, William McCray

Children(s): James Hamilton, Henry Hamilton, Rachel McCray

Sarah Jane Prather was born in 1804 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, the child of Henry Prather And Lydia Ricketts. Sarah Jane Prather married Thomas S Hamilton, William Mccray, and had children including Henry Prather Hamilton, James Ricketts Hamilton, Rachel Mccray. Sarah Jane Prather passed away in 1879 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Prather was born in 1804 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, the child of Henry Prather And Lydia Ricketts.
  • Sarah Jane Prather married Thomas S Hamilton, William Mccray, and had children including Henry Prather Hamilton, James Ricketts Hamilton, Rachel Mccray.
  • Sarah Jane Prather passed away in 1879 in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Prather
1778–1819
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
HP
Lydia Ricketts
1778–1855
Birth Location: Blair, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
LR

Spouses(s)

Thomas Hamilton
1799–1887
Birth Location: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
TH
William McCray
1798–1861
Birth Location: of, Venango, Pennsylvania
WM

Children(s)

James Hamilton
1832–1884
Birth Location: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States
JH
Henry Hamilton
1837–
Birth Location: Cherry Tree, Venango, Pennsylvania
HH
Rachel McCray
1842–
Birth Location: Venango, Pennsylvania
RM

Sarah Prather's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Prather
1804–1879
Birth Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
Parents
Henry Prather
1778–1819
Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Lydia Ricketts
1778–1855
Blair, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Hicks) Prather
1755–1818
Frederick, Frederick Co., MD
Elizabeth Crunkleton
1758–1831
Antrim, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Edward (Charles Ricketts) II
1736–1813
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Seneca Indian
1740–1813
Antietam, Frederick, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Prather
1732–1775
Elizabeth Hicks
1736–1805
Margaret McClure
1720–1791
Edward Ricketts
1706–1786
Mary Cheney
1708–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prather
1704–1785
Elizabeth Claggett
1708–1767
Nicholas Hicks
1710–1749

Sarah Prather's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Prather (21 SEP 1804–30 SEP 1879) m. Thomas (S) Hamilton (16 Aug 1799–27 Jun 1887) m. William McCray (1798–28 Jun 1861)
  1. 1. James (Ricketts) Hamilton 1832–1884
  2. 2. Henry (Prather) Hamilton 1837–
  3. 3. Rachel McCray 1842–

Sarah Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1804
21 SEP 1804
Birth of Sarah Jane Prather in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
1879
30 SEP 1879
Age 75
Death of Sarah Jane Prather in Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1804
    Event Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 SEP 1879
    Event Place: Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania
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