Sarah BoughtonAge: 68 years1696–1764
- Name
- Sarah Boughton
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Boughton
| Birth | about 1696 34 |
| Birth of a brother | Matthew Boughton about 1698 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Boughton about 1701 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Bouton between 1706 and 1707 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Boughton about 1707 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Boughton about 1710 (Age 14 years) |
| Marriage | John Barnum — View this family 1713 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Richard Barnum between 1722 and 1732 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a father | Matthew Bouton after November 25, 1723 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Barnum between 1728 and 1738 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Barnum March 3, 1731 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Elizabeth Barnum about 1735 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Richard Barnum — Olive Hoyt — View this family 1736 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Barnum 1736 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Wilkes — Sarah Barnum — View this family 1737 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Barnum 1737 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Wilkes — Mary Barnum — View this family January 2, 1753 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Barnum before 1757 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Boughton before April 28, 1757 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Samuel Boughton before February 15, 1762 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane Boughton before March 6, 1764 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Boughton before March 15, 1764 (on the date of death) |
| Death of a brother | Matthew Boughton before March 15, 1764 (on the date of death) |
| Death | before March 15, 1764 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthew Bouton Birth: December 24, 1661 25 24 — Norwalk, Fairfield, CT Death: after November 25, 1723 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: about 1690 — Fairfield, CT |
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-7 years elder sister |
Jane Boughton Birth: 1682 20 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 6, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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10 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Boughton Birth: about 1691 29 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 15, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years elder brother |
Samuel Boughton Birth: about 1694 32 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before February 15, 1762 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Boughton Birth: about 1696 34 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 15, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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3 years younger brother |
Matthew Boughton Birth: about 1698 36 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 15, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years younger brother |
Joseph Boughton Birth: about 1701 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before December 3, 1767 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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7 years younger brother |
Benjamin Boughton Birth: about 1707 45 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before April 19, 1794 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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4 years younger brother |
John Boughton Birth: about 1710 48 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before April 28, 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| Family with John Barnum |
| husband |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| herself |
Sarah Boughton Birth: about 1696 34 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before March 15, 1764 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1713 — Fairfield, CT |
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20 years son |
Richard Barnum Birth: between 1722 and 1732 23 26 — Fairfield, CT Death: after 1783 — Fairfield, CT |
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17 years daughter |
Sarah Barnum Birth: between 1728 and 1738 29 32 — Fairfield, CT Death: 1737 |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Barnum Birth: March 3, 1731 32 35 — Fairfield, CT Death: August 12, 1802 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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5 years daughter |
Elizabeth Barnum Birth: about 1735 36 39 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: 1736 |
| John Barnum + Ruth ? |
| husband |
John Barnum Birth: 1699 24 25 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT Death: before 1757 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
| husband’s wife |
Ruth ? Birth: 1695 — Fairfield, CT Death: after April 4, 1745 — Danbury, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: 1716 — |
- Generation 1
Sarah Boughton, daughter of Matthew Bouton, was born about 1696 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before March 15, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She married John Barnum, son of Richard Barnum and Mary Hurd, in 1713 in Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1699 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died before 1757 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT.
Children of Sarah Boughton and John Barnum:
- Richard Barnum (1722–1783)
- Sarah Barnum (1728–1737)
- Mary Barnum (1731–1802)
- Elizabeth Barnum (1735–1736)
- Generation 2back to top
Richard Barnum, son of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1722 and 1732 in Fairfield, CT and died after 1783 in Fairfield, CT. He married Olive Hoyt in 1736 in CT. She was born in 1716 and died in 1736 at the age of 20.
Sarah Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born between 1728 and 1738 in Fairfield, CT and died in 1737. She married John Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, in 1737 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born in 1724 and died in 1737 at the age of 13.
Mary Barnum, daughter of John Barnum and Sarah Boughton, was born on March 3, 1731 in Fairfield, CT and died on August 12, 1802 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 71. She married Matthew Wilkes, son of John Wilkes and Elizabeth Crofutt, on January 2, 1753 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. He was born on March 4, 1729 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 26, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 83.
Children of Mary Barnum and Matthew Wilkes:
- Elizabeth Wilkes (1754–1755)
- Ruth Wilkes (1756–1757)
- James Wilkes (1758–1777)
- Francis Wilkes (1760–1777)
- Matthew Wilkes (1764–1854)
- Joshua Wilkes (1770–1777)
- Generation 3back to top
Matthew Wilkes, son of Matthew Wilkes and Mary Barnum, was born on July 1, 1764 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT and died on July 21, 1854 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 90. He married 2 times. The first time he married Tirzah Peck, daughter of Ezra Peck and Rachel Stevens, on October 8, 1783 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born on September 16, 1765 in Fairfield, CT and died on January 29, 1813 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT at the age of 47. The second time he married Hannah Keeler in 1833 in Danbury, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1762 and died in 1836 at the age of 74.
Children of Matthew Wilkes and Tirzah Peck:
- Betsey Wilkes (1784–1785)
- Mary Wilkes (1786–1787)
- Rachel Wilkes (1788–1789)
- James Wilkes (1791–1792)
- Ezra P. Wilkes (1805–1878)
| Shared note | Letter received from Mrs. Betty Goodgame, 7/23/1993; !The American Genealogist, April 1990; |