Born in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Merritt
and Sarah (Miller) Merritt
Sister of
Oliver Merritt and Freedom (Merritt) Rockwell
Wife of
Zabad Case
— married
20 Nov 1795 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Melissa (Case) Wilson
Died
at age 97
in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1772, daughter of John Merritt (1748–1825) and Sarah Miller (1749–1820).
She married Zeben "Zabad" Case (1772–1836).
In 1817, Zabad petitioned the Hartford Court for a divorce from Sarah on the grounds of desertion.[1]
She passed away in 1870. Buried at Barkhamsted Center Cemetery, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Sources
- ↑ “Divorce Papers, 1801-1817”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7W-MSVS-M : 31 March 2021), , FHL microfilm 007857409, image 165-170, Hartford, Connecticut.
- Find A Grave. Sarah Case.
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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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~1.56%
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