Person:Sarah Whitehead (22)

m. 1 Sep 1729
  1. Sarah Whitehead1729 - 1769
m. 22 May 1746
  1. Dr. Stephanus Whitehead Hubbard1747 - 1771
Facts and Events
Name[1] Sarah Whitehead
Gender Female
Birth[1] 27 Oct 1729 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Christening[1] 18 Jan 1729/30 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesFirst Congregational Society
Marriage 22 May 1746 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States[1st wife]
to Leverett Hubbard, M.D.
Death[2] 5 Dec 1769 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Burial[4] Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Whitehead, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
    8:1970.

    "Sarah (Whitehead), b 27 Oct 1729 (New Haven Vital Records), bp 18 Jan 1729/30 (church record, First Congregational Society, New Haven), …"

  2. Hubbard, in Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1974)
    4:864.

    "… Sarah da. Stephen & Mary (Miles) Whitehead, … d 5 Dec 1769 æ. 40 (church record, First Congregational Society, New Haven); …"

  3.   Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History. (New York / New Haven: Holt / Yale University Press, 1885-1912)
    1:760-761.

    Leverett Hubbard ...

    On his return he began practice in New Haven, and married here, May 22, 1746, Sarah, only child of Stephen and Mary (Miles) Whitehead. ...

    His wife died December 5, 1769, in her 40th year. ...

    Of his thirteen children, only five survived him : a daughter and two sons by his first marriage, and a son and daughter by his second marriage. ...

  4. 8940673, in Find A Grave
    includes headstone photo, last accessed Jul 2025.

    Inscription:
    Mrs.
    SARAH HUBBARD
    late faithful Consort of Cap;t
    LEVERETT HUBBARD
    died on the 5th Day of Dec'br
    1769 in ye 40th Year of her Age.
    Of Singular Probity of Heart and Purity
    of Manners bea'utifyed with he Orna-
    ment of a Meek and quiet Spirit which
    in ye sight of God is of great Price
    deligently studious of household Good
    and full of Alms Deeds