Sarah (Davis) Hosmer (1748 - 1827)

Born 20 Feb 1748 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Hosmer — married 12 Dec 1765 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1827 at age 79 in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

[Note: Conflict, some sources say that she it the Sarah Davis who married Josiah Piper at Acton on Nov. 29, 1764. ( Acton VR:p. 155) see also: (p. 42; p. 62) The Davis family record : a Monthly Journal Devoted to the History and Genealogy of the Davis Family, Vol. I, Charles H. S. Davis, MD, editor, Meridien, CT, Nov. 1867]

Biography

Ezekial Davis, son of Dr. John and Abigail (Dudley) Davis was born in Concord Massachusetts, June 8, 1717; settled in Acton; married his third cousin Mary Gibson, daughter of Abraham Gibson. The children of Ezekial and Mary Gibson: Sarah married Stephen Hosmer.(p. 136)^[1]

Martha Conant b. 10 July 1716 in Concord Mass; m. Jonathan, son of Stephen and Prudence (Billings) Hosmer. He was b. 29 March 1712 and was deacon of the Acton church. Children of Jonathan and Martha (Conant) Hosmer: Stephen b. 1 Feb. 1740. (p. 212) ^[2]

Acton Births

DAVIS, Sarah, d. Ezekiel and Mary, Feb. 20, 1748-9.(p. 37)

HOSMER, Stephen, s. Jonathan and Martha, Feb. 1, 1739-40. [Hosmere. CR1] (p. 67)

Acton Marriages

??HOSMER, Stephen [int. Stephan] and Sarah Davies, Dec. 12, 1765. (p. 187)

??DAVIS, Sarah and Josiah Piper, Nov. 29, 1764. (p. 155)

Children: HOSMER

Catharine, d. Stephan and Sarah, June 5, 1775. (p. 64) Eli, s. Stephan and Sarah, Nov. 21, 1773. (p. 63) Jonathan, s. Stephan and Sarah, Oct. 3, 1785. (p. 66) Lucy, d. Stephan [Stephen. CR1] and Sarah, Feb. 28, 1778. (p. 66) Rebecah, d. Stephan and Sarah, Nov. 18, 1780. [Rebeckah, ch. Stephen and Sarah. CR1] (p. 67) Sarah, d. Stephen and Sarah, Apr. 22, 1769. (p. 67) Stephan, s. Stephan and Sarah, Dec. 15, 1766. (p. 67)

Acton Deaths

HOSMER, Sarah, Mrs., Nov. 14, 1827, a. 86. [wid., decayed nature, Nov. 13. CR1, wid. Stephen, Nov. 14. GR1] (p. 279)

HOSMER, Stephen, Mar. 28, 1807, a. 67. (p. 279)

Children:

Hosmer, Eli, s. Stephen and Sarah, May 6, 1774, a. 5 m. 15 d. GR1 (p. 278) Hosmer, Stephen Jr., Feb. 26, 1801, a. 34. [a. 35. GR1] (p. 279)^[3]

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sarah Davies Hosmer Death: Nov. 11, 1827 [Note: There are Errors on the findagrave memorial, incorrect parents for Sarah] ^[4]

[Note: Son Eli ^[5]]

[Note: Son Stephen ^[6]]

[Note: Husband Stephen ^[7]]

Sources

1. ↑ Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts: With a History of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Volume 1 by Ellery Bicknell Crane Lewis Pub., 1907
2. ↑ A history and genealogy of the Conant family in England and America, thirteen generations, 1520-1887: containing also some genealogical notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit families by Frederick Odell Conant Harris & Williams 1887
3. ↑ Vital Records of Acton Massachusetts to the Year 1850
4. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 76542055
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 76541943
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 76543177
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 47669367

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