Sarah Collier

about 1673–20 November 1730 (Age 57)
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Sarah

When Sarah Collier was born about 1673, in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Collier, was 49 and her mother, Elizabeth Sanford, was 28. She married Joseph Pratt on 22 July 1697, in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 20 November 1730, in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Pratt
1671–1740
Sarah Collier
1673–1730
Marriage: 22 July 1697
Joseph Pratt Jr.
1698–1782
Azariah Pratt
1699–1782
Abigail Pratt
1702–1731
Ruth Pratt
1705–1794
Deacon Elisha Pratt
1707–1791
LT Daniel Pratt
1710–1795
Sarah Colyer Pratt
1713–1805

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 July 1697Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English colier, in most parts of the country ‘maker or seller of charcoal’, but in some areas (such as Bolton le Moors and Wigan, Lancashire) where coal measures were near the surface, ‘miner or seller of coal’ (in the modern sense, ‘fossil fuel’). The name was taken to Ireland from England and was first recorded there in 1305. In Petty's ‘census’ of 1659, it was recorded as a principal surname in Meath.English: occupational name from Middle English coilour, coliour, culliour, Old French coileor, coillour ‘tax collector’. Surnames with this origin seem to have died out in Britain.French (northern): from collier ‘collar’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of collars.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Callier
    Colyer
    Colyar
    Coller
    Collyer
    Collar

    Sources (20)

    • Sarah in entry for Asariah Pratt, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
    • Unknown in entry for Joseph Prat, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
    • Sarah Pratt, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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