Sarah (French) Baldwin (1682 - 1761)

Born 7 Mar 1682 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Baldwin — married before 1699 (to 12 Dec 1747) in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 16 Jun 1761 at age 79 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Sarah (French) Baldwin was born in Massachusetts.

Sarah, the youngest of eleven children of Jacob French and Mary Champney was born on 7 March 1682 at Billerica, Massachusetts.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Sarah married Thomas Baldwin (1672-1747), the son of John and Mary (Richardson) Baldwin by 1699 at Billerica, Massachusetts Bay Colony. ^[2]They had eight children born at Billerica:

1. John Baldwin (b. 10 Nov 1699; d. 1738)^[3] m. Sarah Hill (1703-1791)
2. Joseph Baldwin (b. 14 Sep 1702; d. 1747)^[4] m. 14 Jun 1728 at Billerica, MA, Esther Manning (1703-1740)
3. Jacob Baldwin (b. 18 Mar 1705; d. 1760)^[5] m. Abigail Sarah Lawrence (1708-1810)
4. David Baldwin (b. 9 Jun 1711; d. 1760)^[6] m. 6 Jun 1737 at Billerica, MA, Sarah Hill (1713-1750)
5. Samuel Baldwin (b. 12 Apr 1713; d. 1797)^[7] m. Elizabeth Tarbell (1719-1779)
6. Jeremiah Baldwin (b. 29 Jul 1714; d. 3 Aug 1741, Billerica, MA)^[8][9]
7. Phebe Baldwin (b. 19 Jan 1718; d. )^[10] m.
8. Benjamin Baldwin (b. 9 Apr 1724; d. 1776)^[11] m. 2 Apr 1747, Sarah Pollard (1726-)

Death and Burial

Sarah (French) Baldwin died on 16 June 1761 in her 79th year at Billerica.^[12]She is buried in Old South Burying Ground at Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[13]

Research Notes

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 77 writes: BALDWIN, Thomas & Sarah [FRENCH] (1681-); by 1699; Billerica {French (1903} 5; Reg. 44:369; Baldwin 689; Manning 141}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-JG9 : 20 May 2022), Sarah French, 7 Mar 1682; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol I: A-G. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 77.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YJG : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for John Baldwin, 10 Nov 1699; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YJR : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Joseph Baldwin, 14 Sep 1702; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YJB : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Jacob Baldwin, 18 Mar 1705; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DYR : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for David Baldwin, 9 Jun 1711; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YVQ : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Samuel Baldwin, 12 Apr 1713; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YV4 : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Jeremiah Baldwin, 29 Jul 1714; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDK-R3T : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Jeremiah Baldwin, 3 Aug 1741; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VH-DBQ : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Phebe Baldwin, 19 Jan 1718; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V4-YV6 : 20 May 2022), Thomas Baldwin in entry for Benjamin Baldwin, 9 Apr 1724; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHDK-R31 : 20 May 2022), Sarah Baldwin, 16 Jun 1761; citing Death, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19674062/sarah-baldwin: accessed 27 June 2023), memorial page for Sarah French Baldwin (7 Mar 1682–16 Jun 1761), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19674062, citing Old South Burying Ground, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Boyington (contributor 46800933).

Other Sources

• Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin genealogy from 1500 to 1881. Cleveland, OH: Leader Printing Company, 1881. Page 689. Page 689

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following extensive research by Baldwin descendant Carol Baldwin on 27 June 2023.