Sarah Haskell (1775 - 1844)

Born 14 Sep 1775 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts in Rebellion

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Farnsworth — married 8 Nov 1795 in Lancaster Worcester, Massachusetts

Died 1 Feb 1844 at age 68 in Lancasster, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Biography

Sarah was born to Andrew and Lois Bullen Haskell in Lancaster on Sept. 14, 1775.^[1]

Benjamin Farnsworth and Sarah Haskell, both "of Lancaster" posted their intentions to marry in Lancaster on Jan. 26, 1795. They did marry on Nov. 8, 1795.^[2]

Benjamin and Sarah/Sally Haskell Farnsworth had, in Lancaster.^[3]

• Sally, b. July 2, 1796
• Benjamin, b. June 20, 1799
• Abijah Haskell, b. Oct 6, 1801
• Mary, b. Feb. 27, 1804
• Charles, b. about Apr. 1, 1807, bp. May 22, 1807, died the following day, p. 355
• Abigail Merriam, b. Dec. 17, 1808
• Augustus, b. Aug. 10, 1811

Lois died Feb. 1, 1844 of influenza, aged 68. Benjamin had died in Francistown, New Hampshire August 1830.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Nourse, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, page 113
2. ↑ Nourse, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, page 161
3. ↑ Nourse, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, pages 204, 205, 355
4. ↑ Nourse, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850, page 371 & 428, (the latter from her tombstone in the old burial field).