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Sarah Sawyer 1708–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Death Date: May 28, 1761

Death Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Father: Joseph Sawyer

Mother: Sarah Beaman

Spouse(s): Ephraim Houghton

Children(s): Elisha Houghton

In 1708, Sarah Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, born to Joseph Sawyer And Sarah Thornton Beaman. Sarah Sawyer married Ephraim Houghton, and had children including Elisha Houghton. Sarah Sawyer passed away in 1761 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1708, Sarah Sawyer entered the world in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, born to Joseph Sawyer And Sarah Thornton Beaman.
  • Sarah Sawyer married Ephraim Houghton, and had children including Elisha Houghton.
  • Sarah Sawyer passed away in 1761 in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sawyer
1683–1737
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
JS
Sarah Beaman
1681–1718
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Ephraim Houghton
1702–1777
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
EH

Children(s)

Elisha Houghton
1748–1826
Birth Location: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
EH

Sarah Sawyer's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sawyer
1708–1761
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph Sawyer
1683–1737
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah (Thornton) Beaman
1681–1718
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Hannah (Houghton Lewis\) Sawyer
1649–1718
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
♥ ♂
1602–1671
Amy\Amey Wells\Weld
1615–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1563–1634
Joseph ♂
1599–1646

Sarah Sawyer's Descendants

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Sarah Sawyer (1708–May 28, 1761) m. Ephraim Houghton (1702–May 15, 1777)
  1. 1. Elisha Houghton 1748–1826 m. Moriah Peirce 1748–1781
    1. 1. Aaron Houghton 1781–1842 m. Martha Eaton 1783–1842
      1. 1. Mary (Eaton) Houghton 1821–1885 m. John (Almarian) Fenno 1793–1859
        1. 1. Sarah (A.) Fenno 1840–1929 m. Alexander Allen 1838–1913
        2. 2. Martha (M.) Fenno 1842–1925
        3. 3. Betsey (H.) Fenno 1850–1891
        4. 4. James (F.) Fenno 1853–1854
        5. 5. William (Edgar) Fenno 1853–1923 m. Leah (J.) Warren 1855–1938
        6. 6. Charlotte (S.) Fenno 1848–1925 m. Cornelius Walker 1846–1940 m. Delos (Hector) Predmore 1831–1910

Sarah Sawyer's Timeline

2 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Sarah Sawyer in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts
1761
May 28, 1761
Age 53
Death of Sarah Sawyer in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 28, 1761
    Event Place: Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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