Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Taylor was born on 1 October 1724, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Ebenezer Taylor, was 23 and her mother, Mary Banister, was 24. She married Jonathan Keyes Jr on 23 January 1752, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 14 November 1799, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Rumford Corner, Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Sarah? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (12)
- Sarah Taylor, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Sarah Taylor Keyes, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Taylor Keyes, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
Spouse and Children
Children (7)
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (6)
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""
1783 · A Free America
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
English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a tailor, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English taillour ‘tailor’ (Old French tailleor, tailleur; Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland. In North America, it has absorbed equivalents from other languages, many of which are also common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example German Schneider and Hungarian Szabo . It is also very common among African Americans.
In some cases also an Americanized form of French Terrien ‘owner of a farmland’ or of its altered forms, such as Therrien and Terrian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.