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Beatrix Sawyer (Houghton)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: April 21, 1772 (86)
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Robert Houghton, Sr. and Esther Houghton
Wife of Elias Sawyer
Mother of Thankful Carter; Elisha Sawyer, Sr.; Bette (Sawyer) Carter; Prudence Carter and Elijah Sawyer
Sister of Isabel Leppingwell Houghton; Hannah Houghton; Abigail Sawyer; Beatrix White; Gershom Houghton and 8 others

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About Beatrix Sawyer

Beatrix Houghton Sawyer Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Sep. 3, 1685 Lancaster Worcester County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 21, 1772 Lunenburg Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

Daughter of Robert Houghton and Esther Leffingwell Houghton.

Children(list may be incomplete): Elijah Sawyer, Thankful Sawyer Carter, Elisha Sawyer, Betty Sawyer Carter, and Prudence Sawyer Carter.

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Parents:
 Robert Houghton (1659 - 1723)
 Esther Leffingwell Houghton (1657 - 1741)

Spouse:

 Elias Sawyer (1687 - 1752)*

Children:

 Thankful Sawyer Carter (1715 - 1755)*
 Elisha Sawyer (1716 - 1786)*
 Betty Sawyer Carter (1722 - 1807)*
 Prudence Sawyer Carter (1726 - 1747)*

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Inscription: Here lies the body of Mrs. Beatrix Sawyer, ye wife of Capt. Elias Sawyer of Bolton, who died April the 21, 1772, in the 87th year of her age. She was esteemed a virtuous wife, a tender mother, a faithful friend, a sincere Christian.

Burial: South Cemetery Lunenburg Worcester County Massachusetts, USA

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Beatrix Sawyer's Timeline

1685
September 3, 1685
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1715
1715
1718
August 17, 1718
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1722
February 25, 1722
Lancaster, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
1726
September 24, 1726
Bolton, Worcester, MA, United States
1772
April 21, 1772
Age 86
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts
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South Cemetery, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States