Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Rathbun was born on 5 November 1732, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Thomas Rathbun Jr, was 37 and her mother, Lydia Mott, was 35. She married William Earl on 10 December 1752, in Exeter, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Sarah Rathbun, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Sarah in entry for Sarah Earle, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Sarah in entry for Phillip Chase Earl, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone quick on his feet, from Middle English rath (Old English hræth) ‘eager, swift’ + bon (Old English bān) ‘bone’, specifically here the leg bone. In some instances the name was recorded with bayn (Old Norse beinn) ‘bone, leg’ in place of native English ban(e). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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