Sarah G
READ
Born
11 July 1784
,
Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died
18 August 1834
,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 11 July 1784 in Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Father:
Joseph Stacey REED (READ)
Mother:
Ester GOODWIN
Paternal grandparents:
James REED (READ)
, Hannah STACEY
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Sarah G married Chester SESSIONS 10 August 1806 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Chester SESSIONS was born 27 November 1780 in Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Chester died 23 November 1848 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Chester was the child of Alexander SESSIONS and Sarah GROSVENOR.
Sarah G READ died 18 August 1834 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Sarah G READ
Sarah G READ married 
Chester SESSIONS
Marriage date: 10 August 1806
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Chester SESSIONS was the child of Alexander SESSIONS and Sarah GROSVENOR
Chester SESSIONSMarriage date: 10 August 1806
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Chester SESSIONS was the child of Alexander SESSIONS and Sarah GROSVENOR
Children of Chester SESSIONS and Sarah G READ
Lucy SESSIONS
Born: 7 December 1810, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 December 1872, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 December 1872, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 178411 July 1784
Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1806 Marriage / PartnerSarah G READ and Chester SESSIONS 10 August 1806, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
She was 22 years old.
1807 Birth of ChildSarah Grosvenor SESSIONS was born 30 June 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah G was 22 years old.
1809 Birth of ChildElizabeth Read SESSIONS was born 3 February 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah G was 24 years old.
1810 Birth of ChildLucy SESSIONS was born 7 December 1810, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah G was 26 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1831 Marriage of ChildSarah Grosvenor SESSIONS married 26 July 1831, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Moses Henry DAY
Death — 183418 August 1834
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 50.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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