Sarah Curtis

     Sarah was born on Wednesday, 1 October 1687 at Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Ensign Thomas & Mary [Merriman] Curtis. Sarah married Joseph Parker, son of John Parker and Hannah Bassett, on 17 June 1705 in New Haven County, Connecticut. Joseph & Sarah had children: Joseph [8/06/1706-7/25/1707], Thomas [6/07/1708], Hannah [8/30/1710-12/29/1739] [m. 1/01/1730 Samuel Barnes] , Ebenezer [3/05/1713-1/23/1797] [m. 4/01/1735 Lydia Barnes], Joseph [4/03/1716] [m. 2/23/1742 Lucy Parmelee and 2nd 3/30/1758 Mary Andrews], Andrew [ca 1718] [m. 4/27/1736 Susannah Blakeslee],Waitstill [7/24/1721] [m. 10/17/1742 Jemima MUnson, 2nd 11/19/1751 Jemima Beach & 3rd 12/13/1757Martha Hall], Sarah [10/18/1725-9/17/1818] [m. 1/15/1744 Asaph Cooke] & Thomas [3/29/1728-2/15/1788] [m. 8/03/1748 Abigail Dutton]. Sarah's husband, Joseph, died in 1758 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, leaving her a widow. Sarah departed this life on Thursday, 6 March 1760 in Wallingford at age 72 years, 5 months and 5 days.¹