Ancestry of
Elizabeth Smart

Founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation

Zilpah Sawyer

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• • 5th Great-grandmother of Elizabeth Smart — 8th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 245 
  • Father:
  • Joshua Sawyer 
  • Mother:
  • Thankful -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 19 Mar 1765 
  • Birth Location:
  • Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 5 Dec 1819 
  • Death Location:
  • Stafford, Genesee, New York 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Jonathan Holman Jr.
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Mar 1786 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Templeton, Worcester, Massachusetts 
  • Child:

  James Sawyer Holman (Ahnentafel No:122 )

  • Notes: 

  • Some sources state that Zilpah Sawyer died 29 DEC 1810, but the vital records state that the Zilpah who died was the daughter of Jonathan Holman and not the wife.

• Sources for Zilpah Sawyer

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A056954 and #A100312.
  • ² LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856, Record for son James Sawyer Holman.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Templeton, Vol. 1, p. 119, Marriage record for Jonathan Holman and Zilpah Sawyer.
  • ⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Bolton, Vol. 1, p. 78, Birth record for Zilpah Sawyer.
  • ⁵ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for James Sawyer Holman.
  • ⁶ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #89273, Membership application for Ralph Willis Otterstrom.

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