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Sarah (Slater) Holcombe (1716 - 1761)

Sarah Holcombe formerly Slater
Born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half]
Wife of — married 24 Dec 1735 in Simsbury, Litchfield, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at age 44 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut Colonymap
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Biography

Sarah Slater was born on 6 February 1716/17 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, the eldest daughter of Elias Slater and his first wife Sarah. She was baptized on Sunday, 10 February 1716/17, and the clerk (who was also a Slater) reports that on the 16th, a tooth appeared, which soon dropped out.[1][2]

Sarah and David Holcombe were married 24 December 1735 in Simsbury.[3] David was born on 21 June 1713 in Simsbury. Their children were:

  1. David Holcomb (1736-1736)[4]
  2. David Holcomb (1737– )
  3. Timothy Holcombe (1740–1776)
  4. Amasa Holcomb (1742– )
  5. Noah Holcombe (1750–1841)
  6. Abraham Holcomb (1753–1844)

Sarah died on 11 January 1761/62, aged about 45.[5] She was interred in the Mountain View Cemetery in North Canaan, Connecticut Colony.[6]

Sources

  1. ↑ McCracken, page 226.
  2. ↑ Birth: "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database with images, citing Birth, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272247, FamilySearch Record: QPQC-RF3P (accessed 15 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS56-XS2R-B Image number 02408, Sarah Slater born on 6 Feb 1716/17, child of Elias & Sara, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  3. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database with images, citing Marriage, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272247, FamilySearch Record: QPQC-RF3Y (accessed 15 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS56-XSB6-P Image number 02410, Sarah Slater marriage to David Holcomb on 24 Dec 1735 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  4. ↑ McCracken, page 226.
  5. ↑ Death: "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955," database with images, citing Page: 38; Digital film/folder number: 007592434; FHL microfilm: 3354; Image number: 641; Packet letter: F; Indexing batch: B05187-9, FamilySearch Record: F7KM-Y4X (accessed 15 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99F5-W63R, Sarah Holcomb death 11 Jan 1761/62 (age 44) in Connecticut.
  6. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #34699804 (accessed 15 August 2023), Memorial page for Sarah Slater Holcomb (2 May 1716-11 Jan 1761), citing Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Linda Mac (contributor 47062703).
  • McCracken, George E. "Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity", The American Genealogist (The American Genealogist, Barrington, RI) Volume 57, No. 4 (October 1981).

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