Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter Burr
and Esther (Jennings) Burr
Sister of
Thaddeus Burr, Eunice (Burr) Osborn, Anna (Burr) Jennings, Esther (Burr) Morehouse, Abigail (Burr) Lyon, Mary Burr, Ephraim H. Burr and Ebenezer Burr
Wife of
Joseph Sturges
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Died
at about age 75
in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2017
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Biography
- The sources show two different husbands, both named Joseph Sturges. One must be wrong.
- In 1823, she is mentioned in her uncle, Ebenezer Burr's will.[1]
- Joseph Sturges, 73 yrs old, Sarah 70 yrs resided Fairfield in 1850., Henry A 39 yrs, Jane 33 yrs, and 6 children[2]
She died on 23 March 1855 in Fairfield from cancer in the neck.[3]
Probate
Her will is dated 10 November 1854 and proved on 30 April 1855 in Fairfield. She mentions her son Peter B. Sturgis, and Henry A. Sturgis.[4]
Her inventory was completed on 26 May 1855 in Fairfield.[5]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 30-31, 1807-1835”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93G-W : 22 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627302, image 134-135, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 30, 1807-1827, Pages 226-228.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D9-M1W : 9 November 2014), Joseph Sturges, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing family 243, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1852-1902, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-KSZ3-2 : 8 November 2022), , FHL microfilm 007731310, image 259, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 1, 1852-1867, Page 83
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 35-38, (page 1-312) 1851-1865”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92Y-ST52 : 1 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007629985, image 169-170, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 35, 1851-1865, Pages 288-290.
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 35-38, (page 1-312) 1851-1865”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92Y-ST5B : 2 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007629985, image 176, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 35, 1851-1865, Pages 302-303.
- Todd, Charles Burr, (1902). A General History of the Burr Family in America with a Genealogical Record from 1193 to 1902. 4th ed. The Knickerbocker Press, New York. page 165 (#314)
- Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) Vol. 2, Page 930-1.
- Ward, George Kemp. Andrew Warde and His Descendants, 1597-1910 (A.T. De La Mare Printing and Pub. Co., New York, 1910) Page 68
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