Person:Bathsheba Sanford (1)
Bathsheba Sanford
b.Abt 1700 probably Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
d.31 Dec 1789 West Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1693
  1. Elizabeth Sanford1693 - 1693
  2. Sarah Sanford1694 - 1772
  3. Christian SanfordAbt 1698 - 1777
  4. Bathsheba SanfordAbt 1700 - 1789
  5. John SanfordAbt 1702 - 1737
Spouse and Children
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m. 25 Oct 1720
  1. Dr. David Holmes, Jr.1721 - 1779
  2. Tabitha Holmes1723 - 1731
  3. Josiah Holmes1724/25 - 1791
  4. Deacon Moses Holmes, Sr.1727 - Aft 1796
  5. Stephen Holmes1729/30 - 1730
  6. Stephen Holmes1732 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Joseph Edmunds (add)
  • W.  Bathsheba SanfordAbt 1700 - 1789
m. 6 Aug 1746
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Facts and Events
Name Bathsheba Sanford
Alt Name Bathshua Sanford
Gender Female
Birth[1] Abt 1700 probably Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 25 Oct 1720 Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Deacon David Holmes
Marriage 6 Aug 1746 Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesto Joseph Edmunds (add)
Death[1] 31 Dec 1789 West Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Larned’s “History of Windham Co, CT,” describes her as the “heroine of Woodstock Colony, because of her many daring deeds during the Indian assaults on that frontier.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Old West Stafford Cemetery, West Stafford, CT, in Find A Grave
    Widow Bathshua Holmes Sanford Edmonds.

    In Memory of Widow
    BATHSHUA EDMONDS formerly
    Widow of Deacon DAVID
    HOLMES of Woodstock
    She departed this Life
    with great Serenity of mind
    Decr 31: 1789 in the 90 year
    of her age an Example of
    piety through the whole course
    of her Life and much Lamented
    at her Death.

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