William Sawyer, Jr.

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William Sawyer, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 20, 1785 (43-44)
Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Sawyer, Sr. and Sophia Sawyer
Husband of Jean Sawyer
Father of Mary Crain; Margaret Boyd; Joseph Sawyer; Elizabeth Wier and William Sawyer
Brother of John Sawyer; Sophia Duncan; Thomas Sawyer; Hanna Logan; James I. Sawyer and 1 other

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Immediate Family

About William Sawyer, Jr.

A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA with the rank of Private. DAR Ancestor # A100366

William Sawyer - Find A Grave Memorial 19234002
Geni has Birth 1741 - Find A Grave has Birth date 1739 that would make him 46 not 44 Gravesite Details age 46y. Spouse of Jean Wilson

In Memory of Heroes of the Revolutionary War and the Defenders of the Frontier
William Sawyer is listed on the plaque as a Private and a Frontiersman is it this William or his Father William Sawyer (1703 - 1784)?



There is no proof that this individual is actually the son of William Sawyer and Sophia Sawyer (Clemson).

There is no proof that this individual is actually the son of William Sawyer and Sophia Sawyer (Clemson).

Source citation
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 September 2018), memorial page for William Sawyer (1739–20 Aug 1785), Find A Grave Memorial no. 19234002, citing Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by GerbLady (contributor 46637511) .

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William Sawyer, Jr.'s Timeline

1741
1741
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
1765
April 25, 1765
Of, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1769
1769
of, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1771
1771
of, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
1776
of, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1778
1778
Londonderry, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
1785
August 20, 1785
Age 44
Pennsylvania, United States
August 20, 1785
Age 44
Derry Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States