Born in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Meeker
and Sarah S. (Hull) Meeker
Sister of
Mary (Meeker) Cory [half], Daniel Meeker, Moses Meeker [half], David Meeker Sr. [half], Mary (Meeker) Merwin [half] and Abigail (Meeker) Gorham [half]
Wife of
Samuel Sanford
— married
11 Jun 1733 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Daniel Sanford, Seth Sanford, Mary Sanford, David Sanford, Abigail (Sanford) Hawley, Samuel Sanford Jr, Sarah Sanford, Esther Sanford, Ezra Sanford, Alla (Sandford) Rickey, Rachael (Sanford) Rickey and Peter Sanford
Died
at age 87
in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Sarah was born about 1716. " baptized 1720 but born some years earlier m 11 Jan 1732/2 to Samuel Sanford"
Spouse
- Samuel Sanford married 11 June 1733 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
She passed away in 1803.
Burial
- Umpawaug Cemetery, Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut
Probate
In 1804, her share of her husband's estate was set out to the children, the heirs of Daniel, Seth, the heirs of David, Samuel, Ezra, Peter, Sarah, Mary, Abigail, and Rachel.[1]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 26-27, 1795-1819”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-YWG2 : 23 July 2022), FHL microfilm 007627303, image 247-249, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 26, 1795-1819, Pages 481-485.
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:36FW-L8J : accessed 2017-11-22), entry for Sarah /Meeker/. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:36FW-LZD
- Find A Grave: Memorial #125851447
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Vol. 2, Part 2, Page 627-28 & Vol. 2, Part 7, Page 809.
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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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~0.39%
Roberta Johnson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A578426 [compare], Ancestry member rmjohnsn
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~0.39%
Craig Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A985913 [compare], Ancestry member cjsiam709
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