Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Tenney was born on 28 November 1687, in Bradford Burial Ground, Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Daniel Tenney, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Stickney, was 26. She died on 31 October 1715, at the age of 27.
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Sources (2)
- The Tenney Family, Or, The Descendants of Thomas Tenney of Rowley, Mass, 1638-1904 Revised by Jonathan Tenney
- Olive Eliza McFate/Cora Smithson Family Group Sheet Collection pre 1960
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Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Tenny, of uncertain origin.
English: in southwestern England, occasionally a variant of Tinney .
History: This name was brought to America in 1638 by Thomas Tenney, a member of a party led by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, east Yorkshire, England, to found Rowley, MA. Most (probably all) modern American families with this name are descended from him.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Sarah Tenney died as a minor in Bradford
Sarah Tenney in the Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1648-1840 Name: Sarah Tenney [Sarah Tenny] [Sarah Teny] Residence Place: Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts Occupation: Minor Inferred Death Pl …
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