Sarah Sawyer

25 March 1815–27 April 1898 (Age 83)
Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States

The Life Summary of Sarah

Sarah Sawyer was born on 25 March 1815, in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States as the daughter of Paris Sawyer and Sarah. She married William Clement on 22 May 1836, in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 April 1898, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Clement
1815–1888
Sarah Sawyer
1815–1898
Marriage: 22 May 1836
Albion H. Clement
1837–1901
Horace W. Clement
1855–1920
Martha Clement
1855–
Mary Louise Clement
1839–1894
Ella E. Clement
1841–
Laura Etta Clement
1847–1902
Alfred Sawyer Clement
1849–1911
Charles Harding Clement
1851–1921
Mayo Harriman Clement
1859–1920
Rosco Clement
1860–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1836Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 4
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1827
    Age 12
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
    1838 · The Aroostook War
    Age 23
    An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or "Pork and Beans War". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears.

    Name Meaning

    English: occupational name for someone who earned his living by sawing wood, from Middle English sauer(e), sauw(i)er, also sagh(i)er, sag(i)er ‘sawyer’, a derivative of Old English sagu ‘saw’.Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname, or translation into English of Jewish Seger or some other surname meaning ‘sawyer’, e.g. German Sager and Slovenian Žagar (see Zagar ).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Stonier
    Seger
    Sawyers
    Sayer
    Shawyer
    Saw
    Sager

    Sources (20)

    • Sarah Clement in household of William Clement, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Sarah in entry for Horace W. Clement and Cora H. Worden, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
    • Sarah S. Sawyer Clement, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"

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