Sarah (Gurney) Marshall (1795 - 1880)

Born 25 Jun 1795 in Hebron, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Wife of John Marshall — married 8 Nov 1814 in Hebron, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Aug 1880 at age 85 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born on 25 Jun 1795 in Hebron, Cumberland, Massachusetts^[1] (not likely in Sumner, Cumberland, Massachusetts^[2] as her family was in Hebron, MA in 1800^[3], and only moved to Sumner, MA between 1820^[4] and 1830^[5]). Sarah was the daughter of Seth Gurney of Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts and Abigail (Dunham) Gurney of Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Seth was the son of Elisha Gurney and Jane Kingman Gurney.

Seth was born about 1772. Abigail was the daughter of John Dunham and Mary Thomas Dunham. Abigail was born on 20 April 1771. Abigail and Seth were married in 1794 in Hebron, Oxford County, Maine. Abigail and Seth had five children. They were: Seth Gurney birth date is unknown; Abigail Gurney birth date is unknown; Sarah "Sally" Gurney; Calvin Dunham Gurney was born on 30 March 1798 in Hebron, Oxford County, Maine; and Rhoda Cary Gurney was born about 1805 in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine.

Sarah married John Marshall on 20 May 1814 in Hebron, Oxford County, Massachusetts^[6][7].

Sarah and John had eleven children. Their children were born in Hebron, Oxford County, Massachusetts/Maine:

• Maria Marshall was born on 08 August 1815^[8]
• John Marshall was born on 21 February 1817^[9]
• David Marshall was born on 17 October 1818^[10]
• Seth Marshall was born on 24 May 1820^[11]
• John Marshall was born about 1822 ^{[citation needed]}
• Mary Ann Marshall was born about 1824^{[citation needed]}
• Zilpah Marshall was born about 1826^{[citation needed]}
• Cyrus Marshall was born about 1828^{[citation needed]}
• Walter Marshall was born about 1830^{[citation needed]}
• Nathan Marshall was born about 1832^{[citation needed]}
• Robert Marshall was born about 1834^{[citation needed]}

Sarah lived with her son Nathan in 1870 in West Roxbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts^[12]. She died on 24 Aug 1880 of dysentery in the Austin Farm Almshouse in Boston, MA^[2], and was buried in the Swan Pond Cemetery in Hartford, Oxford County, Maine^[13].

Sources

1. ↑ Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 46
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Deaths in Boston", Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
3. ↑ Year: 1800; Census Place: Hebron, Cumberland, Maine; Series: M32; Roll: 6; Page: 223; Image: 223; Family History Library Film: 218676
4. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Hartford, Oxford, Maine; Page: 77; NARA Roll: M33_37; Image: 53
5. ↑ Year: 1830; Census Place: Sumner, Oxford, Maine; Series: M19; Roll: 50; Page: 7; Family History Library Film: 0497946
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVV-W4X : 2 March 2021), John Marshall and Sally Gurney, 08 Nov 1814; citing , , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X7-8VQ : 14 January 2020), John Marshall, 1814.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ST-V8N : 14 January 2020), Maria Marshall, 1815.
9. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F475-L5H : 14 January 2020), John Marshall, .
10. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47R-WG7 : 14 January 2020), David Marshall, .
11. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HVV-3KL : 2 March 2021), Seth Marshall, 24 May 1820; citing Hebron, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
12. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_637; Page: 420B
13. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233320820/sarah-marshall