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Sarah <I>Robinson</I> Fay-Swift

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Sarah Robinson Fay-Swift

Birth
Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
17 Apr 1804 (aged 52)
Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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She was born Sarah Robinson, the daughter of Capt. Samuel Robinson (1707-67), founder of Bennington, VT and Mercy Leonard (1714-95). She had 3 sisters and 7 brothers, her brother Moses Robinson (1741-1813) was the 2nd Governor of Vermont and 5 of her brothers were part of the "Green Mountain Boys" and fought at the Battle of Bennington (1777). She was first married to Benjamin Fay, Esq. (1750-86) of Bennington, VT and then to Gen. Heman Swift (1733-1814) of Cornwall, CT in 1793, Swift's 3rd wife of four. Sarah was killed on her front porch by lightning during an April thunderstorm.

Thank you Karen Kelley for your kind help in photographing the graves of Gen. Heman and Sarah (Robinson) Swift. It is most appreciated!
She was born Sarah Robinson, the daughter of Capt. Samuel Robinson (1707-67), founder of Bennington, VT and Mercy Leonard (1714-95). She had 3 sisters and 7 brothers, her brother Moses Robinson (1741-1813) was the 2nd Governor of Vermont and 5 of her brothers were part of the "Green Mountain Boys" and fought at the Battle of Bennington (1777). She was first married to Benjamin Fay, Esq. (1750-86) of Bennington, VT and then to Gen. Heman Swift (1733-1814) of Cornwall, CT in 1793, Swift's 3rd wife of four. Sarah was killed on her front porch by lightning during an April thunderstorm.

Thank you Karen Kelley for your kind help in photographing the graves of Gen. Heman and Sarah (Robinson) Swift. It is most appreciated!

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