Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Hart was born on 19 June 1719, in Kensington, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Hart, was 32 and her mother, Esther Gridley, was 32. She married Stephen Root on 19 January 1740, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 January 1789, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in South End Burying Ground, Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Sarah Hart, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Sarah Lewis, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Sarah Root, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1761
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Name Meaning
English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.
German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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