Sarah

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah was born on 23 September 1737, her father, Richard Cooper, was 15 and her mother, Alice, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Richard Cooper
1722–
Alice
1702–
Susan
1734–1734
Elizabeth
1735–1735
John
1736–1736
Sarah
1737–
Richard
1740–1740
Mary Cooper
1741–
James Cooper
1743–
Elizabeth Cooper
1744–1839
Henry Cooper
1753–

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    Name Meaning

    Biblical name, borne by the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, she was originally called Sarai (possibly meaning ‘contentious’ in Hebrew), but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah ‘princess’ in token of a greater blessing (Genesis 17:15, ‘And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be’). This has been one of the most enduringly popular girls' names.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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