Sarah Gleason

Femaleabout 1750–1811

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Gleason was born about 1750, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She married Silvanus Howe on 12 May 1776, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1811, in Stanfordville, Stanford, Dutchess, New York, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Silvanus Howe
1750–1811
Sarah Gleason
1750–1811
Marriage: 12 May 1776
Silas Howe
1777–1859
Johnathan Howe
1779–1799
John Howe
1781–
Elizabeth Howe
1783–1885
Nathaniel Howe
1783–
Hannah Howe
1787–
Alvah Howe
1789–
Amy ( or Ann) Howe
1791–

Sources (7)

  • Sarah Gleason, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Sarah Gleason, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
  • Sarah Gleason, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 May 1776Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
  • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 26

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

    1776

    Age 26

    New York is the 11th state.

    1783 · A Free America

    Age 33

    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.

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

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