Sarah was the daughter of Edmund Andrews and Elsie Hafford [dau. of Samuel Hafford and Hannah Reynolds.] The family name also shows in the old vital records as "Andros".
Sarah was married to Peter Merrihew on
February 20, 1791 in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Peter and Sally had nine children, all of whom lived to adulthood.
The grave marker states a death year of 1857. Per the Massachusetts V/R, Deaths, 1841-1915, Deaths Registered in the Town of Fairhaven, her death date was recorded as March 27, 1856.
Aged 87 yrs., 7 mos. and 7 dys.
Sarah was the daughter of Edmund Andrews and Elsie Hafford [dau. of Samuel Hafford and Hannah Reynolds.] The family name also shows in the old vital records as "Andros".
Sarah was married to Peter Merrihew on
February 20, 1791 in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Peter and Sally had nine children, all of whom lived to adulthood.
The grave marker states a death year of 1857. Per the Massachusetts V/R, Deaths, 1841-1915, Deaths Registered in the Town of Fairhaven, her death date was recorded as March 27, 1856.
Aged 87 yrs., 7 mos. and 7 dys.
Inscription
"Sleep on dear mother, take your rest,
God called you home, he thought it best."
Family Members
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Peter Merrihew
1770–1854
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Edmund Merrihew
1791–1881
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Elizabeth Spooner Merrihew Reynolds
1793–1878
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Ruby Taber Merrihew Bosworth
1795–1893
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Amos Merrihew
1797–1861
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Sarah Merrihew Hammett
1800–1886
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Celeste B. Merrihew Pierce
1802–1892
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Alice Merrihew Smith
1805–1883
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Peter Merrihew
1807–1883
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Ruth Whitman Merrihew
1812–1897
Flowers
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