1689 - 1752 (63 years)
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Name |
Elias Sawyer |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
1689 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2, 7] |
Miscellaneous |
20 Oct 1708 (Age 19) |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 3, 6] |
On 20 October 1708, he was taken to Canada along with his father as a captive. There he and his father helped build the first mill in exchange for their freedom. When finally allowed to go home, Elias Sawyer brought, with other things, a curiously glazed plate of red earthen ware, which was handed down from generation to generation. It finally was given to the Lancaster library, by the will of Ellsworth Sawyer, the last male descendant of that line. |
Religion |
24 Mar 1716/17 (Age 28) |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5] |
On 24 March 1716/17 Elias and Beatrix owned covenant in the Lancaster Church at which time their two oldest children were baptized. |
Death |
20 Nov 1752 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts [2, 5, 7] |
Burial |
— |
Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [2, 5] |
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Gravestone of Elias Sawyer Here Lies Buried
The Body of
Mr Elias Sawyer
Who Died Novembr
ye 20, A D 1752,
In ye 63
Year of His Age. |
Siblings |
6 Siblings |
+ | 1. Hannah Sawyer, b. 23 May 1675, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 1 May 1765, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 89 years) ▻ Jonathan Moore | | 2. William Sawyer, b. 2 Feb 1679, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 3 Feb 1740/41, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years) | | 3. Joseph Sawyer, b. Abt 1682, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 10 Jul 1737, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years) | | 4. Bezaleel Sawyer, b. 13 May 1685, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 25 Aug 1760, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years) | + | 5. Elias Sawyer, b. 1689, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 20 Nov 1752, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 63 years) ▻ Beatrix Pope | | 6. Sarah Sawyer, b. Abt 1692, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | | 7. Josiah Sawyer, b. About 1694, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I1306 |
| Boudreau Line |
Last Modified |
10 Aug 2021 |
Father |
Thomas Sawyer, b. 2 Jul 1649, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 5 Sep 1736, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) |
Mother |
Hannah Lewis, b. 18 Mar 1648/49, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Before 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years) |
Marriage |
21 Nov 1672 |
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 23 years and 4 months - She : 23 years and 8 months. |
Family ID |
F480 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Beatrix Pope |
Marriage |
yes, date unknown [1, 7] |
Notes |
- Children: The children are listed in both the Lancaster and the Bolton vital records. [7]
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Children |
+ | 1. Thankful Sawyer, b. 1715 d. 5 Dec 1755, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) |
| 2. Elijah Sawyer, c. 24 Mar 1716/17, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 3. Elisha Sawyer, c. 17 Aug 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 4. Betty Sawyer, c. 25 Feb 1722, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| 5. Prudence Sawyer, b. 24 Sep 1726, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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Family ID |
F1174 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Aug 2021 |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 1689 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Miscellaneous - 20 Oct 1708 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Religion - 24 Mar 1716/17 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Elijah Sawyer - 24 Mar 1716/17 - Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Elisha Sawyer - 17 Aug 1718 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Betty Sawyer - 25 Feb 1722 - Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Child - Prudence Sawyer - 24 Sep 1726 - Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 20 Nov 1752 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - — - Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
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Pin Legend |
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set |
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Sources |
- [S1854] Bready, Margaret. Margaret Bready Genealogy Collection, Volume 14, (Eastham.,Massachusetts: Eastham Historical Society Archives, 1995).
- [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 42796604 Elias Sawyer.
- [S793] Norris, D. W. and H.A. Feldman. The Wells Family , (Milwaukee: Cramer-Krasselt Company, 1942).
- [S1095] Nourse, Henry S. The Early Records of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1725, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1884).
- [S464] Nourse, Henry S. The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, (Lancaster, Massachusetts: Henry S. Nourse, 1890).
- [S1853] Safford, Marion Fuller. The Story of Colonial Lancaster (Massachusetts), (Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, 1937).
- [S815] Sawyer, Fred E. Genealogical Index of the Sawyer Families of New England Prior to 1900, (Blackfoot, Idaho: Neves Printing Co., 1983).
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