Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Chilson was born on 19 August 1724, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Chilson, was 50 and her mother, Sarah Wetmore, was 31. She married Increase Wetmore on 24 March 1746. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 16 October 1795, in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 71.
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Sources (11)
- Sarah Chilson, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Sarah Chilson, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
- Sarah Chilson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
Spouse and Children
1726–1807 Male
1724–1795 Female
Children (9)
1743–1825 Female
1747–1785 Female
1749– Female
1751–1825 Female
1755–1776 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1675–1774 Male
1693–1745 Female
Siblings (5)
1724–1795 Female
1727–1795 Male
1729–1736 Male
1732– Female
1735– Male
World Events (4)
1776
Age 52
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 52
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 57
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Chilson in Oxfordshire, named with Old English cild ‘young man’ (see Child ) + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.
History: It is not known when this surname was first brought to America, but it was already established in CT in the early 18th century. Daniel Chilson of Weathersfield, CT, was born c. 1720 and on 4 October 1745 married Sybil Stanclift in Middlesex County, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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