Sarah (Harris) Atwater (1730 - 1761)

Born 14 Nov 1730 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Atwater Jr — married 26 Feb 1756 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 24 Feb 1761 at age 30 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

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Biography

Sarah Harris, daughter of John Harris and Sarah (Potter) Harris, born in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 14 November 1730; died in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, 24 February 1761, age 30; member of the New Haven First Church of Christ (Congregational); married in New Haven, New Haven County, 26 February 1756, Daniel Atwater. [See below for sources.]

Timeline

(Non-family, contemporary events are indented.)

1730, Nov 14. Birth of Sarah Harris in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.^[1][2][3]

1730, Dec 6. Baptism of Sarah in the New Haven First Church of Christ (Congregational).^[2][4]

1752. "Britain is one of the last nations to adjust to the more accurate Gregorian calendar, causing a suspicious public to fear they have been robbed of eleven days." History World.

1756, Feb 26. Marriage of Daniel Atwater and Sarah Harris by Isaiah Tuttle in New Haven, New Haven County.^{[1][2][3][5][6][7][8]}

1756. The population of New Haven, New Haven County is 5,085. State of Connecticut.

1756, Jun 28. Birth of son Zopher Atwater in New Haven, New Haven County.
1758, Nov 22. Birth of son Enos Atwater in New Haven, New Haven County.
1761, Feb 11. Birth of son Ichabod Atwater in New Haven, New Haven County.

1761, Feb 24. Death of Sarah (Harris) Atwater in New Haven, New Haven County. Sarah died about two weeks after giving birth to son Ichabod.^[1][2][3][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Atwater, Francis, V1, p 77.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Jacobus, Vol. III, p 719.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Atwater, Francis, V4, p 46.
4. ↑ Connecticut State Library, p 240.
5. ↑ Atwater, Francis, V1, p 142.
6. ↑ Atwater, Edward, p 18.
7. ↑ Atwater, Francis, V2, pp 52-53.
8. ↑ Atwater, Francis, V3, p 17.
9. ↑ Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index.

Bibliography

• Atwater, Edward Elias. A Genealogical Register Of The Descendants In The Male Line Of David Atwater : One Of The Original Planters Of New Haven, Conn., To The Fifth Generation. New Haven, CT: H. Benham, 1851. [Available at Internet Archive.]

• Atwater, Francis. Atwater History And Genealogy. [Vol. 1], Meriden, CT: Journal Publishing co., 1901. [Available at Internet Archive.]

• Atwater, Francis. Atwater History and Genealogy, Vol. 2. Meriden, CT: The Journal Publishing Company, 1907. [Available at Internet Archive.]

• Atwater, Francis. Atwater History and Genealogy, Vol. 3. Meriden, CT: The Journal Press, 1918. [Available at Internet Archive.]

• Atwater, Francis. Atwater History and Genealogy, Vol. 4. Meriden, CT: The Horton Printing Company, 1927. [Available at Internet Archive.]

• Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 (FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010), FHL Film Number 599303.

• Connecticut State Library. Connecticut Church Records, New Haven First Congregational Church, 1639-1937, A - I. Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Library, 1947. p 240. [Available at the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT and on Ancestry.com. (Pay site).

Sarah [Harris], bp. Dec. 6, 1730.]

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine).

See Also:

• Allen, George. A History and Genealogical Record of the Alling-Allens of New Haven, Conn. (Price, Lee & Adkins Co., New Haven, Conn., 1899), p 258.

• Attwater, Charles Hobart. Atwater History and Genealogy, Vol. 5. Santa Monica, CA: Hall Publishers, 1956. Vol. 5, p 93. [Available at Internet Archive.] [This volume repeats the information found in Volume 4.]

• Atwater, Edward Elias. A Genealogical Register Of The Descendants In The Male Line Of David Atwater : One Of The Original Planters Of New Haven, Conn., To The Sixth Generation. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1873. p 20. [Available at Internet Archive.] [This volume repeats the information found in the volume "To The Fifth Generation".