Sarah Follett

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Follett was born on 6 July 1749, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Follett, was 52 and her mother, Anna Tongue, was 36. She married Jacob Resseguie about 1776, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 27 June 1827, in her hometown, at the age of 77, and was buried in Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Resseguie
1752–1835
Sarah Follett
1749–1827
Marriage: about 1776
Betsey Ressequie
1781–1867
Samuel Resseguie
1785–1815
Ralph Resseguie
1793–
Alexander Resseguie
1795–
Abijah Ressequie
1791–1887

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Follet, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Sarah Resseguie, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Sarah Follet, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French fol(l)et ‘fool, jester’.

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

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