Captain Elias Sawyer

Male 1689 - 1752  (~ 63 years)


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  • Name Elias Sawyer 
    Title Captain 
    Birth ca 1689  Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Nov 1752  Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Elias Sawyer (1687-1752), Lancaster,MA
    Elias Sawyer (1687-1752), Lancaster,MA
    Plot: Sawyer
    Notes 
    • On Oct 20,1708, he was taken to Canada as a captive, and subsequently fell in love with an Indian Princess named "Owaissa" (meaning "Bluebird"). Elias promised to return to Canada to marry her, but never did. She is said to have died of a broken heart.
    Person ID I14393  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2023 

    Father Thomas Sawyer, Jr.,   b. 02 Jul 1649, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Sep 1736, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Hannah Lewis,   b. 8 Mar 1649, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1708, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1672  Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrix Pope,   b. 3 Sep 1685, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1772, Lunenburg, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1715 
    Children 
    +1. Elias Sawyer,   b. 17 Aug 1718, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1786, Sterling, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F12789  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ca 1689 - Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Nov 1752 - Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Historical Monument - Lancaster,MA (Sawyer Mill)
    Historical Monument - Lancaster,MA (Sawyer Mill)