Sarah

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah was born in 1660, in Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. She married Elisha Berry in 1695, in Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died from 1699 to 1705, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Berry
1644–1731
Sarah
1660–1705
Marriage: 1695
Richard Berry
1695–1785
Elizabeth Berry
1699–1759

Sources (2)

  • Sarah in entry for Richard Berry, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Sarah in entry for Elizabeth Berry, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

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Name Meaning

Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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