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Sarah Swan 1656–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 21 April 1737

Death Location: Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Sir Holden

Mother: Martha Fosdick

Spouse(s): Thomas Richardson, Gershom Swan, Francis Richardson, Sarah Holden

Children(s): Ruth Swan, Rebecca Swan, Abigail Swan, Lydia Swan, Rebecca Swan, John Swan

Sarah Swan was born in 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sir Richard Holden And Martha Fosdick. Sarah Swan married Francis Richardson, Gershom Swan, Sarah Holden, Thomas Richardson, and had children including Abigail Swan, John Swan, Lydia Swan, Rebecca Swan, Ruth Swan. Sarah Swan passed away in 1737 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Swan was born in 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Sir Richard Holden And Martha Fosdick.
  • Sarah Swan married Francis Richardson, Gershom Swan, Sarah Holden, Thomas Richardson, and had children including Abigail Swan, John Swan, Lydia Swan, Rebecca Swan, Ruth Swan.
  • Sarah Swan passed away in 1737 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Swan's Ancestors

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Sarah Swan
1656–1737
Birth Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Sir Richard Holden
1609–1695
Lindsay, Suffolk, England
Martha Fosdick
1621–1681
Wenham, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
William Holden
1580–1618
Lindsey, Suffolk, , England
Margaret Gale
1583–1638
Groton, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
Rose (Wiate)
1555–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eyre
1520–1559
Margaret Benstead
1510–1560

Sarah Swan's Descendants

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Sarah Swan (1656–21 April 1737) m. Thomas Richardson (30 Jun 1654–2 Jul 1708) m. Gershom Swan (30 Jun 1654–2 Jul 1708) m. Francis Richardson (15 Jan 1681–31 Dec 1755) m. Sarah Holden (1656–)
  1. 1. Ruth Swan 1685–1745
  2. 2. Rebecca Swan 1698–1761
  3. 3. Abigail Swan 1678–
  4. 4. Lydia Swan 1679–
  5. 5. Rebecca Swan 1681–1698
  6. 6. John Swan 1683–1752

Sarah Swan's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of Sarah Swan in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1737
21 April 1737
Age 81
Death of Sarah Swan in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1656; Birth city: Woburn; Birth state: MA
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 747.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKK
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 April 1737
    Event Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1656; Birth city: Woburn; Birth state: MA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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