Sarah Little

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Little was born on 8 February 1764, in Wells, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Rev. Daniel Little, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Coffin, was 37. She married Asa Piper on 3 March 1803, in Kennebunk, York, Maine, United States. She died on 15 October 1827, in Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Lovell Lake Cemetery, Sanbornville, Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States.

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Asa Piper
1757–1835
Sarah Little
1764–1827
Marriage: 3 March 1803

Sources (8)

  • Sarah Little, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Sarah Little, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
  • Sarah Piper, "Find A Grave Index"

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1778

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1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).

Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).

Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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