Miriam Sawyer

Biography

Birth

Miriam, the daughter of Jeremiah and Lydia Eastman, was born in Kensington, New Hampshire, on Feb. 28, 1739/40[1][2]

Miriam married Josiah Sawyer in Kensington, NH on Sept. 27, 1759 and they settled in Deerfield, New Hampshire[3]. Note that the reference says "Joseph" Sawyer, but the birth and death dates match exactly with Josiah and Josiah is clear on the Marriage Certificate image attached.

Josiah and Miriam had the following children:

Josiah (settled in Gilford, NH) Jeremiah (settled in Gilmanton, NH)
David (b. 1765)
Miriam Sawyer, twin of David
John (settled in Andover, NH) and
Israel (lived on the family homestead in Deerfield. [4].
Miriam passed away June 1, 1780. Image of Death Record attached

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Miriam (Eastman) Sawyer (1740 - 1780)

Miriam Sawyer formerly Eastman

Born 29 Feb 1740 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Daughter of Jeremiah Eastman and Lydia (Brown) Eastman

Sister of Lydia (Eastman) Chandler, Martha (Eastman) Folsom, Walter Eastman, Jeremiah Eastman Esq., Benjamin Eastman, Abner Eastman, Ephraim Eastman and Phebe Eastman

Wife of Josiah Sawyer — married 27 Sep 1759 in Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Mother of David Sawyer and Miriam (Sawyer) Bailey

Died 1 Jun 1780 at age 40 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

Eastman-1446 created 3 Jun 2017 | Last modified 15 Apr 2020

Sources

↑ pg.124, History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America, Compiled by Guy S. Rix, Concord, NH, 1901| Eastman Family, Page 124 ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLLP-L84 : 10 March 2018), Jeremiah Eastman in entry for Miriam Eastman, 29 Feb 1740; citing Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,500.
↑ pg.124, History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America, Compiled by Guy S. Rix, Concord, NH, 1901| Eastman Family, Page 124
↑ pg.124, History and Genealogy of the Eastman Family of America, Compiled by Guy S. Rix, Concord, NH, 1901| Eastman Family, Page 124