Sarah (Reed) Whitman (1715 - abt. 1788)

Born 1 Aug 1715 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Abiah Whitman — married 3 May 1739 in Weymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1 Apr 1788 at about age 72 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Sarah was born in 1715, a daughter of Thomas and Hannah Reed.^[1]

Sarah Reed married Abiah Whitman on 3 May 1739 in Weymouth, Massachusetts ^[2].

This marriage is also recorded in the book Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775 ^[3] This reference makes it clear that this is Abiah's second marriage. His first marriage was to Ruth Pittee on 28 Oct 1715.

She died in 1715 and was buried at North Weymouth Cemetery, Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F45Y-K48 : 9 February 2018), Sarah Reed, 01 Aug 1715; citing Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, pg 179; FHL microfilm 2,031,513.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
3. ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades, editors. Colonial Families of the United States of America: in Which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families Who Settled in the American Colonies From the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. 7 volumes. 1912. Reprinted, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1966, 1995.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #63956018

• Fred Goodell created Reed-4745 on 7 Aug 13.