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Sarah Prescott 1637–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1637

Birth Location: Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 August 1714

Death Location: Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John 'angsaxam

Mother: Mary Gawkroger-Platts

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Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Prescott Of Shevington Puritan Soldier Blacksmith Husband Of Mary Gawkroger Immigrant To Barbadoes Mass Progenitor Founder Of Lancaster Angsaxam And Mary Gawkroger Platts. Sarah Prescott passed away in 1714 in Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Prescott was born in 1637 in Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Prescott Of Shevington Puritan Soldier Blacksmith Husband Of Mary Gawkroger Immigrant To Barbadoes Mass Progenitor Founder Of Lancaster Angsaxam And Mary Gawkroger Platts.
  • Sarah Prescott passed away in 1714 in Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA.

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Sarah Prescott's Ancestors

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Sarah Prescott
1637–1714
Birth Place: Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I. Prescott of Shevington * ! Puritan Soldier Blacksmith husband of Mary Gawkroger Immigrant to Barbadoes & Mass Progenitor Founder of Lancaster 'angsaxam
1604–1681
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Mary Gawkroger-Platts
1607–1688
Sowerby, Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph Prescott
1569–1609
Shevington, Co., Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen (Shaw) Lady
1570–1643
Shevington, Standish, Lancashire, England
Martha Ainsworth
1578–1632
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Rodger Prescott
1528–1594
Helena Shaw
1549–1577
Robert Sir
1540–1634
Margaret Lady
1545–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Prescott
1509–1583
Elizabeth Standish
1510–1564
Robert Shaw
1523–1578
Margaret 12GGM
1527–1593
Sir Shaw
1523–1578
Margaret Standish
1527–1593
Robert Cowper
1520–1553

Sarah Prescott's Timeline

2 Records

1637
16 April 1637
Birth of Sarah Prescott in Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1714
25 August 1714
Age 77
Death of Sarah Prescott in Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1637
    Event Place: Sowerby, Halifax, York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1714
    Event Place: Stowe, Middlesex County, MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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