Born in Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Wright Sharrard
and Phoebe (Sine) Sharrard
Sister of
Sylvanus Sharrard, Elijah Sharrard, Calvin Sharrard, Thomas Sharrard, Nancy (Sharrard) Willson Dunham, Ira Sharrard, Polly (Sharrard) Philips and Assena Sharrard
Wife of
Jehiel Churchill
— married
1 Feb 1831 in Brougham, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at about age 73
in Brougham, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Aug 2015
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1813 to James Sharrard and Phoebe Sine. She married Jehiel Churchill in 1831. Sarah passed away in 1886. [1]
"James Wright Sharrard was born 1783 and first took up a farm in Markham (Lot 2, Con. 5), afterward moving to another near Stouffville. About the year 1812 he came to Pickering, the first of the Sharrards to live in the township, and settled on Lot 21, Con. 6. He was a man of considerable prominence in the municipal and religious life of the community during the first half of the century, being not only a public-spirited citizen, but widely known as an effective preacher of the gospel. He died about 1864. His family were: Sylvanus, Elijah, Calvin, Sarah (Mrs. Churchill), Thomas, Ira (lived on seventh concession), Nancy (Mrs. Willson, afterwards Mrs. Dunham), Polly (Mrs. John Phillips) and Assena." [2]
Sources
- ↑ Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFJL-6MN
- ↑ Past Years in Pickering: Sketches of the History of the Community, William R. Wood, 1911
- California Society of the Sons of the American Revolution: Application 14 Aug 1930 by Donald Churchill Cameron B. 24 Oct 1908: Accepted 15 Sep 1930: National # 50630; State # 1610
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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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~0.78%
~1.56%
Kay Wilson 
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23andMe, GEDmatch A288467 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A288467 [compare], Ancestry member KwwF
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A288467 [compare], Ancestry member caseyjackets, FTDNA kit #N6895
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~0.78%
Theresa (Sharrard) Sagas :
23andMe, GEDmatch BD3333767 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B538760
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch bd3333767 [compare]
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~0.78%
P Fankhauser :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A587291 [compare], Ancestry member Paul_Fankhauser
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~0.78%
S Birrell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PE4790537 [compare]
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~0.78%
Rick Dolin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T898226 [compare], FTDNA kit #789130
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Terry Rae Underwood
Sharrard-17 and Sharrard-76 appear to represent the same person because: They are married to the same person, and should be merged. Terry Rae Underwood-5336
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