Born in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Howe
and Persis (Rice) Howe
Wife of
Amos Sawyer
— married
3 Aug 1792 in Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Amory Sawyer, Lucy (Sawyer) Eager, William Sawyer, Polly (Sawyer) Spafford, Betsey (Sawyer) Howe, Franklin Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer, Amos Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer and Franklin Sawyer
Died
at age 81
in Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts USA
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jun 2011
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Biography
Press was born in Bolton on 8 Jun 1769, the daughter of Joseph Howe and Persis Rice.[1] She married Amos Sawyer 3 Aug 1792.[2] They lived in Berlin, Worcester, Massachusetts, where they had ten children.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Bolton Births
- ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Berlin Marriages
- ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, "Howe Genealogies, the Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts", Vol. 1, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.106.
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79163947/persis-sawyer: accessed 27 March 2023), memorial page for Persis Howe Sawyer (8 Jun 1769–25 Sep 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79163947, citing Old Burying Ground, Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Earl Munday (contributor 46874433).
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