Sarah HEYWOOD

Sarah HEYWOOD

Female 1699 - 1748  (49 years)

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  • Name Sarah HEYWOOD  [2
    • The Brooks children, Noah, Seth, Rebeckah, Abner, Dorothy and their mother Sarah, are recorded as having died in August and September 1747 Townsend, Mass. (228) This appears correct. The headstones give their death date as 1748 Townsend, Mass. (347? 48) Even though the chiseled words are very rustic, the 1748 is clear. The mother?s headstone is not rustic, also recording 1748. I [townsendburial] believe that the 1747 date is correct. Contributor Barbara Webster found there was a measles epidemic at this time throughout the colonies. This may have been the cause of so many deaths in one family. The headstones of the children are very rustic with chiseled words. I'm sure those headstones were done later. The tragedy of so many deaths clouded the memory of the year.
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      Source: townsendburial (#47629974)
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      The data above can be confirmed in the "Vital Records of Townsend, MA" Transcribed & Edited by Henry C. Hallowell ISBN 0-88082-030-6

      Her birth is recorded January 18, 1701, Concord, Massachusetts (page 50 of published vital records), the daughter of Deacon John Heywood and Sarah (Blodgett) Heywood. Her maiden name is spelled Heywood on birth record and is spelled Haywood on the marriage record Dec. 29, 1719 (page 101 of the Concord Registers-Book II)

      Inscription
      COMPLETE:
      In memory of
      MRS. SARAH BROOKS,
      the wife of
      MR. BENJAMIN BROOKS,
      who died Sep. 25th 1748
      In the 49th year of her age.
      Stop passenger as you pass by,
      As you are now so once was I:
      As I am now so you may be,
      Prepare for death and follow me. [1]
    Birth 1699  Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 25 Sep 1748  Townsend, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Old Burying Ground, Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I28553  Main Tree
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2022 

    Father Deacon John HEYWOOD,   b. 05 Apr 1662, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Jan 1717/8, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Sarah BLODGETT,   b. 17 Feb 1668, Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1686/7  Woburn, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Family ID F10276  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin BROOKS,   b. 28 Apr 1698, Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1793, Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1719  Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F10291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Mar 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1699 - Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Dec 1719 - Concord, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Sarah Heywood Brooks Headstone
    Sarah Heywood Brooks Headstone
    Sarah, daughter of John Heywood and Sarah Blodgett, is the wife of Benjamin Brooks. She is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Townsend, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.

    Created by: Carol Thomas
    Photo added by: Carol Thomas

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S02642] Ancestry.com: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850.

    3. [S3686] Frieda Heywood Massara, The HEYWOOD History, John HEYWOOD of Concord, Massachusetts.

    4. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.