Sarah Burgess, 1751–1795 (aged 44 years)

Name
Sarah Burgess
Given names
Sarah
Surname
Burgess
Birth February 9, 1751 35 35
Christening August 9, 1751 35 35 (aged 6 months)
Birth of a sisterIrene Burgess
August 9, 1752 (aged 1 year)
Birth of a sisterHannah Burgess
August 9, 1754 (aged 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Burgess
1756 (aged 4 years)
Christening of a sisterMary Burgess
November 21, 1756 (aged 5 years)
Note: <b>Mary Burgess </b> in the Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920
Birth of a sisterJane Burgess
November 1760 (aged 9 years)
Christening of a sisterJane Burgess
November 16, 1760 (aged 9 years)
MarriageJonathan Churchill — View this family
about 1773 (aged 21 years)

Death of a grandmotherMary Tyler
August 11, 1774 (aged 23 years)
Death of a brotherEzra Burgess
before 1775 (aged 23 years)
Birth of a daughterSally Churchill
June 18, 1775 (aged 24 years)
Birth of a sonJosiah Churchill
January 11, 1777 (aged 25 years)
Birth of a daughterLucy Churchill
May 6, 1779 (aged 28 years)
Birth of a sonLeman Churchill
December 6, 1780 (aged 29 years)
Birth of a daughterPolly Churchill
April 8, 1784 (aged 33 years)
Birth of a daughterIrene Churchill
February 14, 1786 (aged 35 years)
Burial of a fatherJames Burgess
February 1789 (aged 37 years)
Death of a fatherJames Burgess
February 9, 1789 (aged 38 years)
Birth of a daughterPhebe Churchill
February 28, 1791 (aged 40 years)
Death October 6, 1795 (aged 44 years)
LDS baptism May 7, 1932 (136 years after death)

LDS temple: Manti, Utah, United States

LDS endowment June 22, 1932 (136 years after death)

LDS temple: Manti, Utah, United States

LDS spouse sealingJonathan Churchill — View this family
September 14, 1932 (136 years after death)

LDS temple: Manti, Utah, United States

LDS child sealing June 19, 1939 (143 years after death)

LDS temple: Logan, Utah, United States

Reference number
C=7

Unique identifier
B4584DB84B3B46E598402A6E3550DD0094EC

Last change December 20, 2018

Family with parents
father
1716–1789
Birth: February 9, 1716 23 27 — Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 9, 1789 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother
1716–1796
Birth: February 3, 1716 37 30 — Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Death: January 1796 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: June 21, 1744 — Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
11 months
elder brother
1745–1715
Birth: May 11, 1745 29 29 — Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: June 2, 1715 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
elder brother
1747–1775
Birth: April 3, 1747 31 31 — Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Death: before 1775 — Prob. Waterbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
2 years
elder brother
1749–1825
Birth: June 16, 1749 33 33 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: June 8, 1825 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
20 months
herself
1751–1795
Birth: February 9, 1751 35 35 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: October 6, 1795 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
18 months
younger sister
1752–1813
Birth: August 9, 1752 36 36 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: June 24, 1813 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
2 years
younger sister
1754–
Birth: August 9, 1754 38 38 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
2 years
younger sister
1756–1813
Birth: 1756 39 39 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 26, 1813 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut
5 years
younger sister
1760–
Birth: November 1760 44 44 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Family with Jonathan Churchill
husband
1749–1829
Birth: November 25, 1749 25 21 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 6, 1829 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
herself
1751–1795
Birth: February 9, 1751 35 35 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: October 6, 1795 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: about 1773 —
3 years
daughter
1775–1822
Birth: June 18, 1775 25 24 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: May 5, 1822 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
19 months
son
1777–1823
Birth: January 11, 1777 27 25 — of Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 3, 1823 — Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
2 years
daughter
1779–1860
Birth: May 6, 1779 29 28 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: June 27, 1860 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
19 months
son
1780–1825
Birth: December 6, 1780 31 29 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: July 25, 1825 — Franklin Hill, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, USA
3 years
daughter
1784–1810
Birth: April 8, 1784 34 33 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: September 2, 1810 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months
daughter
1786–1870
Birth: February 14, 1786 36 35 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: January 3, 1870 — Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
5 years
daughter
1791–1883
Birth: February 28, 1791 41 40 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: March 12, 1883 — Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Jonathan Churchill + Comfort Woodcock
husband
1749–1829
Birth: November 25, 1749 25 21 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: February 6, 1829 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
partner’s partner
1766–1832
Birth: September 26, 1766 37 — Swansea, Chester, New Hampshire, USA
Death: January 18, 1832 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage
Marriage: before July 1796 —
2 years
step-son
1798–1864
Birth: November 14, 1798 48 32 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: about 1864 — Washington, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
8 years
step-daughter
1806–1887
Birth: July 26, 1806 56 39 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: August 30, 1887 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
22 months
step-daughter
1808–1857
Birth: May 13, 1808 58 41 — Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: April 18, 1857 — Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
Note

CHRISTENING: Cothren, William, 1819-1898 (Main Author), History of ancient Woodbury, Connecticut (Waterbury, Connecticut: Bronson Brothers, 1854-1879), 3:154. Baptisms in Woodbury 1751: "Sarah dau. of James Burgess Aug 9." (Family History Library film 6181, Item 3.)

LITCHFIELD, LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT Deeds for Washington, Litchfield, CT Ebenezer Burgess deed from James Burgess Jr. (his brother) The land formerly of their father James Burgess Sr. Signed by James Burgess Jr., Robert Lemon, Irene Lemon, all of Washington, Jonathan and Sarah Churchill , Benjamin and Mary Throop, Abner and Hannah Lovejoy. all of Litchfield. The deed is for the dwelling and half of the barn all in Washington, Litchfield Ct. which belonged to our honored father James Burgess late of Wash., signed 12 Apr 1791. (Woodbury land records, 3:323, Family History Library film 6149.)

DEATH: Congregational Church Records of Bethlehem, 1738-1850, Family History Library film 3803, p. 1, Deaths: "The wife of Jonathan Churchill died Oct. 6, 1795." Loraine Cook White, Comp., Lucius A. Barbour and Lucius B. Barbour, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records (Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library, 1911-1934), citing Litchfield vital records, 1:132. "Sarah Churchill died Oct. 8, 1795," immediately after which is the entry (without date) of Jonathan's marriage to Comfort Woodcock. (Family History Library book 974.6 V2wL v. 23 and Family History Library film 2902)

HER MOTHER'S PROBATE: Sarah Dunk Burgess (Found by Bryson C. Cook at the Litchfield County Courthouse Nov. 2010). Dated January, 1796: "Heirs named, each to receive £8.13.1: James Burgess, Ebenezer Burgess, Mary Troop, Hannah Lovejoy, Irene Lemmon. Sarah was not named because she had already died, but her children were named as Grand heirs, each to receive £1.4.10: Sarah, Josiah, Leman, Lucy, Polly, Irene and Phebe "Churchel." (Also found in Litchfield Probate Records on Family History Library film 1022330.)

Note

There is no marriage record, but considerable evidence: 1. Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut), Probate files collection, early to 1880 (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977-1979), Litchfield Probate District #1133,“James Burgess” Washington 1789. Will dated, 20 April 1786: "I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Sarah Churchwell five pound besides what I have given her before." 2. Town Clerk, Washington land records, 3:323. "Jonathan & Sarah Churchill of Litchfield" signed a deed dated 12 April 1791 divesting themselves of any interest in the property of their, 'honored father, James Burgess late of said Washington, deceased.'" (Woodbury land records, 3:323, Family History Library film 6149.) 3. Gardner Asaph Churchill, The Churchill Family in America (United States: Published by the family of Gardner A. Churchill, 1904), 367. "Jonathan Churchill married first, Sarah Burgess." (Family History Library film 1025194) 4. Phineas Wolcott Cook, The Diary of Phineas Wolcott Cook, Second Edition (Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization, Brigham City, Utah, 1980), 6. "Mothers Mother's name was Burgess her christened name I do not remember."

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