Born in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Witham
and Sally Lurvey (Brooks) Witham
Wife of
Francis Tarr Jr
— married
19 Jan 1848 in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Mother of
Unnamed Infant Tarr and Sarah F. Tarr
Died
at age 30
in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2013
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Biography
Sarah was born on 28 December 1825, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of (and only child of) George Witham and Sally Lurvey (Brooks) Witham.[1] [2]
- Witham, Sarah Ann, d. George and Sarah [Sally L. (Brooks). PR120], Dec. 28, 1825.
On 19 January 1848, Sarah Ann married Francis Tarr Jr (1822-1896) in Rockport, Massachusetts. [3]
Francis Tarr Jr (1822-1896) and Sarah Ann Tarr had a stillborn daughter Unnamed Infant Tarr (1849-1849) on 16 August 1849. [4]
- Tarr –––––, d. stillborn, Francis, jr., mariner, and Sarah Ann, Aug. 16, 1849.
In the 1850 census Sarah (age about 25) and her husband Francis (age 26) were living in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts with Sarah's parents, George (age 50) and Sally (age 45). [5]
Sarah (age 30) and her husband Francis (age 32) are living with George and Sally Witham in Rockport in the 1855 census. Also included in the household is Francis' brother Levi Tarr and his wife Mary and daughter Marietta. [6]
On 25 December 1855, the second daughter of Sarah and Francis was born. She was named Sarah F. Tarr. [7]
In 1856, the family suffered three deaths. Sarah Ann's grandmother, Hannah Butman (1775-1856), died in February. Sarah Ann Witham Tarr died on 5 April 1856, of anemia, at age 30, in Rockport, Massachusetts. [8] Her daughter Sarah died at age 8 months, from "atrophy from weaning" on 20 August 1856, in Rockport, Massachusetts. [9]
Sources
- ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DDM4-43PZ : 10 November 2020), Sarah Ann Witham, 1825.
- ↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Rockport Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 776 (Note: PR120 = "Family record now in possession of Miss Annie E. Rowe of Rockport") https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/Images/Gloucester_B776.shtml
- ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28K-M4QR : 3 June 2020), Frances Tarr and Sarah A Witham, 19 Jan 1848; citing Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 823,676.
- ↑ Birth: The Massachusetts Vital Records Project - Vital Records of Rockport Massachusetts - Vol 1 – Births Page 41 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Rockport/Images/Rockport_B041.shtml
- ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9G-BXP : 4 April 2020), Sarah A Tarr in household of George Witham, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 1867, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ 1855 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ41-54F : 11 March 2018), Sarah A Tarr in household of Francis Tarr, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 953,980.
- ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQXM-48K : 14 January 2020), Sarah F. Farr, 1855.
- ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N75Y-W53 : 6 April 2020), Hannah Butman Witham , 11 Feb 1845, Line 4; Sarah Ann Tarr, 05 Apr 1856, Line 14; citing Rockport, Massachusetts, 14, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,172.
- ↑ Death: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N75Y-491 : 6 April 2020), Sarah F. Tarr, 20 Aug 1856; citing Rockport, Massachusetts, 37, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,172.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to David Smith for creating WikiTree profile Witham-237 through the import of Smith Family Tree-2LAW_2013-04-28_01.ged on Apr 28, 2013.
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