Born about in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Daughter of Thomas Gardner
and Margaret (Fryer) Gardner
Sister of
Thomas Gardner, George Gardner, Richard Gardner Sr., John Gardner, Samuel Gardner, Joseph Gardner, Miriam (Gardner) Hill and Seeth (Gardner) Grafton
Wife of
Benjamin Balch
— married
about 1650 (to 5 Apr 1686) in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Balch, Benjamin Balch, John Balch, Joseph Balch, Freeborn Balch, Abigail (Balch) Larkum, Sarah (Balch) Patch, Ruth (Balch) Drinker, Mary (Balch) Stone, Jonathan Balch and David Balch
Died
at about age 59
in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Sarah (Gardner) Balch immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
This profile is part of the Gardner Name Study.
Sarah Gardner was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Gardner of Salem. [1]
She married Benjamin Balch [2], son of John Balch and they became the parents of 11 children. [1]
Sarah Balch died on Apr. 5, 1686. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gardner, Frank Augustine. Thomas Gardner, Planter (Cape Ann, 1623-1626; Salem, 1626-1674) and Some of Descendants: Salem, Massachusetts, Essex Institute, 1907, page 20
- ↑ Great Migration Begins, pg. 734; Sarah, b. about 1627; m. about 1650 as his first of three wives Benjamin Balch, son of John Balch.
See also:
- Galusha Burchard Balch. Genealogy of the Balch Families in America, E. Putnam, 1897, page 553.
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