Brief Life History of Susanna
When Susanna Sawyer was born on 26 December 1787, in Sterling, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas Sawyer, was 30 and her mother, Susannah Wilder, was 31. She married Joseph Wakefield Jr. on 1 September 1803, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 23 July 1836, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Susana Sawyer, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Susana Sawyer, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Susan Sawyer Wakefield, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1779–1842 Male
1787–1836 Female
Children (6)
1804–1853 Female
1806–1869 Male
1808–1885 Male
1810–1848 Male
1815–1885 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1757–1825 Male
1756–1847 Female
Siblings (10)
1780–1848 Male
1780–1850 Male
1783–1785 Male
1785–1813 Male
1787–1836 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 1
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 10
1803
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who earned his living by sawing wood, from Middle English sauer(e), sauw(i)er, also sagh(i)er, sag(i)er ‘sawyer’, a derivative of Old English sagu ‘saw’.
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname, or translation into English of Jewish Seger or some other surname meaning ‘sawyer’, e.g. German Sager and Slovenian Žagar (see Zagar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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