Sarah Gray
- Born: 11 Feb 1744, Fairfield, Connecticut
- Marriage: Lt. Gabriel Higgins on 2 Mar 1763 in Fairfield, Connecticut
- Died: 1 Aug 1801, Bedford, WestChester, New York at age 57
 Noted events in her life were:
• Birth: From Family Search org, 11 Feb 1743, Fairfield, Connecticut. Other information in the record of Sarah Gray
from Connecticut Births and Christenings
Name Sarah Gray
Gender Female
Birth Date 11 Feb 1743
Birthplace FAIRFIELD TWP,FAIRFIELD,CONNETICUT
Father's Name Samuell Gray
Mother's Name Ellenor
• Baptism: From: "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" page 399, 12 Feb 1744.
• Death: Gravestone Inscription, 4 Aug 1801, Bedford, WestChester, New York. Sarah (Gray), his wife d. 4 Aug. 1801 age 57. (B. Westport, Conn. 11 Feb. 1744, daughter of Samuel Gray and Elinor Sturges.
From Spies, Francis F., Inscriptions copied from graveyards in Bedford, Westchester County, New York : with genealogical notes, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.: unknown, 1933, 233 pgs.
Note: This differs from "History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield" page 399 date of 4 Apr 1814.
• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Aug 1801, Bedford, WestChester, New York. Sarah Gray Higgins
Birth: unknown Death: Aug. 1, 1801
first wife of Samuel Higgins. aged 30? years
Burial:
Buxton Cemetery
Bedford
Westchester County
New York, USA
Maintained by: Thomas Higgins
Originally Created by: Pat
Record added: Sep 28, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 21802459
Sarah married Lt. Gabriel Higgins, son of Abraham Higgins and Mary Allen, on 2 Mar 1763 in Fairfield, Connecticut. (Lt. Gabriel Higgins was born on 10 Mar 1741 and died on 4 Apr 1812.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage: From Early Connecticut Marriages, 2 Mar 1763, Greens Farms, Fairfield, Connecticut. FAIRFIELD—WESTPORT.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
Fairfield was settled in 1639. Named 1645. Of the several Congregational churches in old Fairfield, the one located at Green's Farms (in Westport) was organized in 1715. The following are the marriages recorded. Rev. David Chapman, pastor from 1715 to 17.41. Rev. Daniel Buckingham, 1742 to 1766
Page 155
Gabrel Higgins of Bedford & Sarah Gray, March 2, 1763
Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, Third Book: Edited by Frederic W. Bailey, 1898
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