Sarah Tiffany

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Tiffany was born on 13 June 1707, in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Ebenezer Tiffany, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth, was 30. She married Samuel Maxwell on 10 October 1741, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. She died on 22 January 1743, at the age of 35.

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Samuel Maxwell
1711–1778
Sarah Tiffany
1707–1743
Marriage: 10 October 1741

Sources (7)

  • Sarah Tiffeney, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Sarah Tiffeny, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
  • Sarah Maxwell, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): from the Middle English female personal name Tiffan(ia), Teffan(ia) (Old French Tiphaine, from Late Latin, Greek Theophania, which is based on words meaning ‘manifestation of God’, another name for the Epiphany or ‘showing’ of Christ; see Epifanio ). This name was often given to girls born on or around the Christian feast of Epiphany.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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