Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Twiss was born on 29 September 1715, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Peter Twiss Jr., was 34 and her mother, Sarah Nurse, was 35. She married Joseph Gould II on 16 July 1735, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 6 July 1808, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 92.
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Sources (17)
- Sarah Twiss, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Sarah Gould in entry for Betty Gould, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Sarah Twiss, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1685–1785 Male
1715–1808 Female
Children (5)
1735–1850 Male
1743–1818 Female
1751–1851 Female
1759– Female
1762– Male
Parents and Siblings
1681–1757 Male
1680–1757 Female
Siblings (12)
1697–1796 Male
1703–1796 Male
1712–1796 Male
1715– Male
1715–1806 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 61
1776 · Fort Lee Built
Age 61
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 73
Name Meaning
English (mainly Lancashire):
habitational name from Twiss in Lancashire, named from Old English (ge)twis ‘forking’, used as a noun to mean ‘fork in a river’.
variant of Twist .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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