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Sarah Jane Witt 1785–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 September 1785

Birth Location: Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Father: Ivory DeWitt

Mother: Abigail Montague

Spouse(s): Orin Rockwell

Children(s): Orrin Mormondom, Horrace Rockwell, Electa Rockwell, Merritt Rockwell, Emily Rockwell, Alvira Rockwell

The story of Sarah Jane Witt began in 1785 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Sarah Jane Witt married Orin Dw Rockwell, and had children including Alvira M Rockwell, Electa Rockwell, Emily Rockwell, Horrace Rockwell, Merritt Rockwell, Orrin Porter Rockwell A Lawman In The Utah Territory He Was Nicknamed Old Port And The Destroying Angel Of Mormondom. Sarah Jane Witt passed away in 1858 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Jane Witt began in 1785 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Sarah Jane Witt married Orin Dw Rockwell, and had children including Alvira M Rockwell, Electa Rockwell, Emily Rockwell, Horrace Rockwell, Merritt Rockwell, Orrin Porter Rockwell A Lawman In The Utah Territory He Was Nicknamed Old Port And The Destroying Angel Of Mormondom.
  • Sarah Jane Witt passed away in 1858 in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ivory DeWitt
1752–1840
Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
ID
Abigail Montague
1761–1842
Birth Location: South Hadley, Hampshire, MA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Orin Rockwell
1784–1839
Birth Location: Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire, USA
OR

Children(s)

Orrin Mormondom
1813–1878
Birth Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Horrace Rockwell
1825–1846
Birth Location: Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States
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Electa Rockwell
1816–1900
Birth Location: Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States
ER
Merritt Rockwell
1821–1857
Birth Location: Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States
MR
Emily Rockwell
1810–1882
Birth Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
ER
Alvira Rockwell
1820–1846
Birth Location: Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States
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Sarah Witt's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Witt
1785–1858
Birth Place: Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Ivory DeWitt
1752–1840
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Montague
1761–1842
South Hadley, Hampshire, MA, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Witt's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Witt (17 September 1785–1858) m. Orin (Dw) Rockwell (25 Apr 1784–22 Sep 1839)
  1. 1. Orrin (Porter Rockwell A lawman in the Utah Territory, he was nicknamed Old Port and The Destroying Angel of) Mormondom 1813–1878 m. Mary (Ann) Neff 1829–1866 m. Luana (Hart) Beebe 1814–1897
    1. 1. Sarah (Naomi) Rockwell 1856–1934
    2. 2. David (Porter) Rockwell 1860–1908 m. Elizabeth (Hunter Cook) Rockwell 1864–1939
      1. 1. Adam (Cook) Rockwell 1896–1942
      2. 2. Lettisha ("Lettie" E Rockwell McKemey) Kahrs 1899–1965
      3. 3. Edson (C) Rockwell 1901–1959 m. Carrie Robinson 1904–1981
        1. 1. Lenard (Edson) Rockwell 1924–2006
        2. 2. Carl (C) Rockwell 1930–1968
        3. 3. Lela (Mae) Rockwell 1936–1998 m. William (Noel) Thomas 1930–1988
        4. 4. David (E) Rockwell 1926–1926
        5. 5. Sherry Rockwell 1946–2010 m. Daniel (Albert) Grgich 1944–2020
        6. 6. Gene (R) Rockwell 1943–2002 m. Janet (Goldie) Kolbe 1927–2015
      4. 4. Ina (Jean Rockwell) Cameron 1903–1971
    3. 3. Mary (Amanda) Rockwell 1855–1924
    4. 4. John (Orrin) Rockwell 1858–1917
    5. 5. Letitia (Barr) Rockwell 1864–1945 m. Andrew (Jackson) Stevens 1857–1938
      1. 1. Mabel Stevens 1882–1950
      2. 2. Leland (Blaine) Stevens 1888–1953
      3. 3. David (Andrew) Stevens 1885–1963
      4. 4. Eugenia (L) Stevens 1890–1980
      5. 5. Winifred (Cecil) Stevens 1892–1965
    6. 6. Aaron (Orin Porter) Rockwell 1839–1914
    7. 7. Emily (Amanda) Rockwell 1833–1908
    8. 8. Caroline (Ann) Rockwell 1834–1916
  2. 2. Horrace Rockwell 1825–1846
  3. 3. Electa Rockwell 1816–1900 m. Samuel (Marshall) Ousley 1813–1855
    1. 1. Bryant (R.) Ousley 1848–1868
    2. 2. Martha (Anna) Ousley 1850–1924
    3. 3. Mary (Electa) Ousley 1853–1936
    4. 4. John (Samuel) Ousley 1846–1905
    5. 5. Clara (M.) Ousley 1855–1926
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Thomas 1837–1868
    7. 7. Caroline (E.) Thomas 1842–1925
    8. 8. Emma (E.) Hoey 1844–1879
  4. 4. Merritt Rockwell 1821–1857
  5. 5. Emily Rockwell 1810–1882
  6. 6. Alvira (M) Rockwell 1820–1846

Sarah Witt's Timeline

2 Records

1785
17 September 1785
Birth of Sarah Jane Witt in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1858
1858
Age 73
Death of Sarah Jane Witt in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 September 1785
    Event Place: Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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