Sarah Brew

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Brew was born on 16 February 1788, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. She married William Stearns on 14 October 1811, in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1869, at the age of 81, and was buried in Highgate, Franklin, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Stearns
1792–1834
Sarah Brew
1788–1869
Marriage: 14 October 1811
Eldad Burton Stearns
1813–1888
Lucinda W. Stearns
1819–
Sally Stearns
Anna Maria Stearns
1814–1915
William P Stearns
1817–1891
Harriet Stearns
1817–1917
Albert Stearns
1821–1921
William Stearns
1822–

Sources (5)

  • Sarah Stearns Stearns, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Brew in entry for Eldad B Stearns, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Sarah in entry for Anna Stearns Anderson, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Brugha ‘descendant of the farmer’.

Manx: Anglicized form of MacVriw, from the Gaelic occupational term breitheamh ‘judge, deemster’ (see Brain ).

Americanized form of German and Swiss German Breu , a variant of Breuer .

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

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