Sarah Parmelee was born on 1 March 1717 in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut.[1][2] She was the daughter of Nathaniel Parmelee and Esther Kelsey.[1][2]
Sarah married Michael Griswold on 3 July 1740 in Killingworth, Connecticut.[1][2][3]
Sarah Parmelee died on 2[1][3][4][5]
[or 7[2]] May 1784 in Killingworth, New London County, Connecticut. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Killingworth, Connecticut.[4][5]
Research Notes
During the lifetime of Sarah Parmelee, Killingworth was located in New London County, Connecticut. It was not until May 1785 that it became part of newly formed Middlesex County.
Page 151 "Parmele, Sarah, m. Michael Griswould, July 3, 1740"
Page 62 "Griswold, Sarah, wid. of Michael, d. May 2, 1784, aged 66"
Find A Grave: Memorial #48173756 for Sarah Parmelee Griswold in Union Cemetery, Killingworth, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. Vol. 23, Headstone Inscriptions, 709-2 Union Cemetery, Killingworth, Connecticut. Page 20 "Griswold, Sarah, wife of Michael, died May 2, 1784, age 67 yrs."
White, Lorraine C. The Barbour Collection (Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1994) Vol. 21 (Killingworth Vital Records),
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DNA Connections
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: