Sarah Tuller

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Tuller was born on 25 June 1761, in West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Isaac Tuller I, was 41 and her mother, Phoebe Case, was 32. She married Ozias Northway in 1781, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1812, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 51.

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Family Time Line

Ozias Northway
1758–1831
Sarah Tuller
1761–1812
Marriage: 1781
Josiah Northway
1781–1844
Sally Maria Northway
1784–1872
Ozias Northway
1790–1839
Truman Northway
1791–1875
Jeptha Northway
1795–1873

Sources (3)

  • Sarah Tuller, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Sarah Northway in entry for Ozias Northway, "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900"
  • Book - Lieutenant Isaac Tuller

World Events (6)

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.

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

German (Tüller): topographic name from Middle High German tülle ‘fence’.

Austrian German: altered form of Duller .

Dutch: perhaps from North German Töller, an occupational name for a toll collector (see Toller 1). Compare Tullar .

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

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