Brief Life History of Elnathan
When Elnathan Sawtell was born on 21 October 1728, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Hezekiah Sawtell, was 25 and his mother, Joanna Wilson, was 26. He married Mary Stone on 5 March 1752, in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died before 10 November 1758, in his hometown.
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- Elnathan Sawtell, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Elnathan Sawtell, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Sawtell, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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Name Meaning
English (Somerset):
perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded adjective or noun related to the Middle English verb saughtelen ‘to make peace, be reconciled’.
alternatively, perhaps an altered form of French Sautel, from a diminutive of saut ‘leap’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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