Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Robert Elwell
and Sarah (Gardner) Elwell
Sister of
Robert Elwell, James Elwell, Sarah Elwell, Hannah (Elwell) Durrell, Samuel Elwell, Benjamin Elwell, Joseph Elwell, John Elwell and Jeremiah Elwell
Wife of
Robert Edgecomb
— married
1721 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Edgecomb) Davis, Robert Edgecomb, Robert Edgecomb, Rachel (Edgecomb) Haley, Jemima (Edgecomb) Nason, Mary (Edgecomb) Nason, Charity (Edgecomb) Rumery, Charity Edgecomb and Nicholas Edgecomb
Died
at age 57
in Biddeford, York, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Nov 2010
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Biography
Birth
Sarah Elwell, the daughter of Robert and Sarah Elwell, was born January 28th, 1702/03 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.[1]
Sarah passed away in 1764.
5. Robert Edgecomb (2.Robert2, 1.Nicholas1) b. __ ___ 1695, Saco,York, ME, bp: 19 May 1695, Marblehead, Essex, MA, m. Sarah Elwell, b. 28 Jan 1703, d. 13 Dec 1760. Robert died 25 Sep 1764,,Saco,York, ME. Children:
- 10. i Sarah Edgecomb b. 19 Apr 1722. ii Robert Edgecomb b. 29 Aug 1724. iii Robert Edgecomb b. 26 Mar 1725, Biddeford, York, ME.
- 11. iv Rachel Edgecomb b. 20 Aug 1727. v Jemima Edgecomb b. 18 Mar 1729/30, Biddeford, York, ME, m. 04 Dec 1747, Mar Int.: 04 Dec 1747, Biddeford, York, ME, Benjamin Nason. Jemima died 23 Feb 1815, Limington, York, ME. vi Mary Edgecomb b. 31 Mar 1733, Biddeford, York, ME, m. 06 Jun 1751, John Nason, d. Limington, York, ME. Mary died AFT __ ___ 1776. vii Charity Edgecomb b. 06 Oct 1735, Biddeford, York, ME, m. 28 Jan 1758, Thomas Rumery.
- 12. viii Nicholas Edgecomb b. 03 Mar 1740/1.
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/7707/248/141425942
- Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 for Robert Elwell Gloucester Births, Marriages and Death
- Sarah Elwell, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Elwell - Published information: birth-name: Sarah Elwell
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Elwell - death: 13 December 1692; Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Elwell - birth: October 1692; Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
- Legacy NFS Source: Sarah Elwell - birth: October 1692; Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-GHM : 10 February 2018), Sarah Elwell, 28 Jan 1702; citing GLOUCESTER, ESSEX, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0823641 V. 1-2.
- http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~edgecomb/genealogy/gen03.html
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188348550/sarah-edgecomb: accessed 21 May 2023), memorial page for Sarah Edgecomb (unknown–13 Dec 1760), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188348550, citing Rendezvous Point Cemetery, Saco, York County, Maine, USA; Maintained by MP (contributor 49073234).
- Bill Lander See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bill and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Ellen (Newell) McGrath 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M827880 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M827880 [compare], Ancestry member Nancydr2
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~0.78%
Thomas Booth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch TV2935304 [compare], Ancestry member TEB27Jun1957
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~0.78%
Meredith (Edgcomb) Campbell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A984689 [compare]
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~0.39%
Hal Stewart :
23andMe, GEDmatch A1194447 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Bill Bond :
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Kelley (Dolan) Rosenbach
Beryl Meehan
Elwell-853 and Elwell-89 appear to represent the same person because: seems a match
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by Beryl Meehan
Kelley (Dolan) Rosenbach
The Sarah Elwell married to Robert Edgecomb was the daughter of Robert Elwell and Sarah Gardner. This is documented in Massachusetts Town Records.
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by Kelley (Dolan) Rosenbach
Rejected matches › Sarah (Elwell) Roberts (1691-1764) › Sarah (Fletcher) Edgecomb (abt.1698-1790) › Sarah (Fletcher) Edgecomb (abt.1698-1790)
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