Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Putnam was born on 6 January 1686, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, James Putnam, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Brocklebank, was 21. She married Israel Hawthorne Porter on 12 September 1706, in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 25 December 1727, in her hometown, at the age of 41.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Sarah in entry for Ginger Porter, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Sarah Putnam, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Sarah Putnam, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1683–1760 Male
1686–1727 Female
Children (7)
1707–1782 Female
1710– Female
1713– Male
1716–1743 Male
1719–1772 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1661–1727 Male
1664–1717 Female
Siblings (8)
1686–1727 Female
1688–1723 Male
1689–1763 Male
1693– Male
1696– Male
+3 More Children
World Events (2)
1692 · Salem Witch Trials
Age 6
1727 · Crowninshield-Bentley House Built
Age 41
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Buckinghamshire): habitational name from either of two places, in Hertfordshire and Surrey, called Puttenham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Putta, meaning ‘kite’ (the bird) + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
History: John Putnam emigrated from England to Salem, MA, before 1641, and established a family that was still prominent in Massachusetts four generations later, including the revolutionary war soldier Israel Putnam (1718–90) and his cousin Rufus Putnam (1738–1824), also a soldier, one of the first settlers in OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Sarah Putnam, from Eben Putnam's history, Vol 1, p. 66
"Sarah Putnam, b. 6 Jan. 1686; bapt. at Salem Village, June 1686; m. 12 Sept. 1706, Israel, son of Israel and Elizabeth (Hathorne) Porter of the Village, b. there, 4 April 1686. Their children were: …
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