Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Keeney was born in 1714, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Richard Keeney, was 41 and her mother, Mary Miles, was 44. She married Thomas Sparks about 1730, in Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 29 October 1794, in her hometown, at the age of 80.
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Sources (2)
- Sarah H. Keeney Sparks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Sparks in entry for Isaac Sparks, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Keaney .
Americanized form of Swiss German Kühni, Kühne (see Kuehn ), or German Kiene or Kiener .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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