Sarah Harris

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Harris was born on 31 August 1740, in Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England, her father, John Harris, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Newman, was 26. She married Richard Rumsey on 23 September 1755, in Hatfield Peverel, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 9 May 1799, in Writtle, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Richard Rumsey
1736–1799
Sarah Harris
1740–1799
Marriage: 23 September 1755
Amy Rumsey
1756–
Ann Rumsey
1768–1836
Mary Rumsey
1757–
Sarah Rumsey
1759–1841
Richard Rumsey
1761–
Richard Rumsey
1761–1761
John Rumsey
1768–1811
Jonathan Rumsey
1772–1853

Sources (6)

  • Record Transcription: Essex Marriages And Banns 1537-1935
  • Sarah Harris, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
  • Record Transcription:National Burial Index For England

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World Events (6)

1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted

Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.

1754 · Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

Name Meaning

English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).

Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.

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

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