Sarah WRIGHT

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16 February 1653 , Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

7 November 1698 , Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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John WRIGHT Priscilla BYFIELD

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Born: 16 February 1653 in Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: John WRIGHT

Mother: Priscilla BYFIELD

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Sarah married Joshua SAWYER 2 January 1677 in Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joshua SAWYER was born 13 March 1655 in Lancaster, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Joshua died 14 July 1738 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Joshua was the child of Thomas SAWYER and Mary PRESCOTT.

Sarah WRIGHT died 7 November 1698 in Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Joshua SAWYER
Marriage date: 2 January 1677
Marriage place: Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joshua SAWYER was the child of Thomas SAWYER and Mary PRESCOTT

Children of Joshua SAWYER and Sarah WRIGHT

Abigail SAWYER

Born: 17 May 1679, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Married: John VINTON 29 November 1720 Place: Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Joshua SAWYER II

Born: 6/20/1684, Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 3/1/1738, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Mary CARTER

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Birth — 1653
16 February 1653
Woburn, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage / Partner
Sarah WRIGHT and Joshua SAWYER 2 January 1677, Concord, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

1679 Birth of Child
Abigail SAWYER was born 17 May 1679, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 26 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Joshua SAWYER II was born 6/20/1684, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 31 years old.

Death — 1698
7 November 1698
Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 45.

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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