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Sarah Keep (Leonard)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Springfield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Death: March 26, 1676 (30)
Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Place of Burial: Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Leonard, of Springfield; John Leonard and Sarah Tilton
Wife of John Keep
Mother of Sarah Parsons; Samuel Keep; Hannah Miller and Jabez Keep
Sister of John Leonard; Mary Bliss; Martha Waite; Benjamin Leonard; John Leonard and 13 others

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Profile last modified 5 Jan 2020 | Created 28 Feb 2014

Sarah Keep formerly Leonard

Born 13 Dec 1645 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of John Leonard and Sarah (Heald) Leonard

Sister of Joseph Leonard, Mary (Leonard) Bliss, Martha (Leonard) Waite, Lydia (Leonard) Dumbleton, Benjamin Leonard I, Abel Leonard, Josiah Leonard, Hannah (Leonard) Denton, Rebecca (Leonard) Billings, Deborah (Leonard) Luff and Rachel (Leonard) Hancock

Wife of John Keep — married 31 Dec 1663 (to 26 Mar 1676) [location unknown]

Mother of Sarah (Keep) Parsons, Elizabeth Keep, Samuel Keep, Hannah (Keep) Miller and Jabez Keep

Died Feb 1711 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 5 Jan 2020 | Created 28 Feb 2014

Biography

Name

Sarah Leonard

Birth

13 DEC 1645 Springfield, Massachusetts[1] 1645 [2] Death

FEB 1711 Hadley, Massachusetts[3] 20 May 1676. [4] 26 March 1676. [5] John, his wife Sarah, and son Jabez were killed by Indians on 20 May 1676. [4]

The Keep reference, by Best, cites a DOD of 26 March 1676, which was a Sunday, using Julian "Old Style" - Year begins March 25th. The family members were going to church in Springfield. The Burt reference cites a DOD of 20 May 1676, which was a Saturday, using Julian "Old Style" - Year begins March 25th. Further evidence that the date of death occurred in March rather than May is cited in History of Hadley, ..., by Sylvester Judd, where he cites A letter from Major Savage [to the Governor's Council], dated at Hadley, March 28, 1676, gives the following account: [5], [6]

Burial

~27 March 1676. Springfield Cemetery Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA. Find A Grave Memorial #154686911. [7] Note: John Keep, his wife Sarah and the son Jabez were buried in the old cemetery at Springfield. [8]

Marriage

Spouse: John Keep. 1663 - [4]

Husband: @I3628@ Wife: Sarah Leonard Child: Sarah Keep Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Marriage: Date: 31 DEC 1663 Place: Springfield, Mass[9] Husband: @I3616@ Wife: Sarah Heald Child: Sarah Leonard Relationship to Father: Natural Relationship to Mother: Natural Marriage: Date: 12 NOV 1640 Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts[10] Research Notes

Father: John Leonard. [2] Mother: Sarah Heith/Heald. [2] Sources

↑ #S11 Page: page 52a ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Burt: Vol. 2, Page 597/610. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: page 52a ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Burt: Vol. 2, Page 595/608. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Best: Page 10. ↑ Judd & Boltwood: Page 157. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S9-VFTT : 11 July 2016), Sarah Leonard Keep, 1676; Burial, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States of America, Springfield Cemetery; citing record ID 154686911. ↑ Best: Page 11. ↑ Source: #S11 Page: page 52a ↑ Source: #S11 Page: page 52a Burt, Henry. The First Century of the History of Springfield (Henry M. Burt, Springfield, Mass., 1898). Page numbers in PDF higher than page numbers in book. Judd, Sylvester & Boltwood, Lucius Manlius. History of Hadley (Metcalf, Amherst, Mass., 1863) . Best, Frank E. John Keep of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1660-1676, and his descendants. (Chicago, Ill., F. E. Best, 1899). S11 Author: Frederick Augustus Henry Title: A Record of the Descendants of Simon Henry & Rhoda Parsons Publication: Name: Published in 1905 in Cleveland, Ohio, by the J. B. Savage Press.; Book is located in the Minnesota Historical Society Bldg, St. Paul, Minn. Vinton, John. The Giles Memorial (Boston, 1864) Page 281


GEDCOM Note

Possible Parents:
John and Sarah Leonard</line><line /><line>John Leonard 1615–1676
Sarah Heath/Heale/Heald 1622–1711</line><line /><line>12/8/20</line><line /><line />

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Sarah Keep's Timeline

1645
October 13, 1645
Springfield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1666
December 5, 1666
Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1670
August 22, 1670
Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1673
June 28, 1673
Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1676
March 26, 1676
Age 30
Longmeadow, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
March 1676
Age 30
Longmeadow Cemetery, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
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