Sarah French

about 1740–1814 (Age 74)
New Hampshire, United States

The Life of Sarah

When Sarah French was born about 1740, in New Hampshire, United States, her father, Thomas French, was 40 and her mother, Eleanor Haines, was 26. She married Oliver Thurston about 1760, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She died in 1814, in Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Freedom, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Thurston
1738–1792
Sarah French
1740–1814
Marriage: about 1760
Moses Thurston
1760–1848
Thomas Thurston
1768–1840
Oliver Thurston
1773–1851
Reuben Thurston
1775–1849
William Thurston
1778–1867
John Thurston
1782–1868

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
about 1760
Massachusetts, United States
children

(6)

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(3)

World Events (6)

1776

Age 36

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776

Age 36

New Hampshire is 9th state.
1781 · The First Constitution

Age 41

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish:1. ethnic name for someone from France, Middle English frensche, or in some cases perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs. 2. variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain .

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

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Sources (3)

  • Sarah in entry for Richard Colby, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Sarah French Thurston, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah in entry for Richard Colby, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"

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