Sarah Killam

20 April 1742–27 June 1843 (Age 101)
Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Killam was born on 20 April 1742, in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Phinehas Killam, was 24 and her mother, Thankful Hill, was 20. She married Joseph Parks on 29 November 1761, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States. She died on 27 June 1843, in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 101, and was buried in Old Pawlet Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Porter
1738–1803
Sarah Killam
1742–1843
Marriage: 12 May 1765
Abigail Porter
1768–1824
Sarah Porter
1770–1790
Dr. Elijah H Porter
1773–1841
Joseph Porter
1775–1840
Solomon Porter
1777–1791
Harry Porter
1778–
Moses P. Porter
1779–1857
Harvey Porter
1786–1857

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 May 1765Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (6)

    1776
    Age 34
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
    Age 49
    On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 58
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Kilham, a habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland and Yorkshire, so named either from Old English cylnum ‘(at) the kilns’, dative plural of cyln, or from Old English cyln ‘kiln’ or the personal name Cylla + Old Norse holmr ‘small island, water meadow’. This surname is rare in Britain.

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

    Sources (24)

    • Sarah in entry for Elijah Porter, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
    • Sarah Porter, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
    • Sarah Killane Park in entry for Ephraim Fitch and Sarah Porter, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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