Sarah Wetmore

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Wetmore was born on 6 May 1693, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Beriah Wetmore, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Stow, was 28. She married John Chilson on 26 September 1723, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 September 1745, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

John Chilson
1675–1774
Sarah Wetmore
1693–1745
Marriage: 26 September 1723
Sarah Chilson
1724–1795
Asaph Chilson
1727–1795
Ebenezer Chilson
1729–1736
Hope Chilson
1732–
Joseph Chilson
1735–

Sources (18)

  • Sarah Wetmore, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Sarah in entry for Hope Chilson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Sarah Wetmore, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from Wedmore in Somerset, derived from an uncertain initial element + Old English mōr ‘moor’.

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

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