flag female ancestor  Sarah  BURNHAM

  (b. 28 June 1664 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 23 December 1696 Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Sarah BURNHAM was born 28 June 1664 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Sarah BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM   and   Mary LAWRENCE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS (maternal)  Thomas LAWRENCE and Joan ANTROBUS

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Sarah  married  Thomas CLARKE abt. 1680 in Massachusetts Bay Colony .  Thomas CLARKE  was born 7 July 1664 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).  Thomas was the child of Thomas CLARKE and Abigail COGSWELL.

Sarah  married  (2) Mescheck FARLEY 6 August 1684 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mescheck FARLEY  was born abt. 1662 in England (United Kingdom).  Mescheck died November 1696 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. 

Sarah BURNHAM died 23 December 1696 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Sarah BURNHAM married flag male ancestor Thomas CLARKE-- Date: abt. 1680 Place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Thomas CLARKE was the child of Thomas CLARKE and Abigail COGSWELL




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Sarah BURNHAM married immigrant flag male ancestor Mescheck FARLEY-- Date: 6 August 1684 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Name: Meshack Farly
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Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 06 Aug 1684
Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouse's Name: Sarah Burnam
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Reference ID: 20
GS Film Number: 877468
Digital Folder Number: 007009706
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"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch : 5 November 2017), Meshack Farly and Sarah Burnam, 06 Aug 1684; citing Marriage, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 877,468.


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1664 Birth
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Sarah Burnam
gender: Female
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birth date: 28 Jun 1664
birthplace: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
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father's name: Thomas Burnam
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indexing project (batch) number: C04442-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 877468
reference number: 79
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marriage1684 Marriage / Partner
Sarah BURNHAM and Mescheck FARLEY 6 August 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.
1685 Birth of Child
Mescheck FARLEY was born 10 June 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 20 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Jane FARLEY was born 2 August 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 22 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Michael FARLEY was born 2 August 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 22 years old.
1692 Death of Child
Jane FARLEY died 6 March 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 27 years old.
death1696 Death
23 December 1696
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 32.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 1:01:44 PM
Did You Know?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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