| Sarah Skipper |
| Born: Abt. 1640 Loc: Unknown Died: 18 Dec 1710 Loc: Wenham, Essex Co. MA |
| Father: Walter Skipper Mother: Unknown |
| Spouse: Walter Fairfield, son of John Fairfield and Elizabeth Knight |
| Children: Walter/William/Nathaniel/Sarah |
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Wellington Pool, undertaker of Wenham from Nov. 1876 to May 1, 1902,
recorded the following information about the tombstone of Sarah
(Skipper) Fairfield. "This shelled off from an old grave stone
located on the top of the hill [of Wenham Cemetery] in the 'Old
Yard' bearing the following inscription, viz: - In memory of Sarah
Fairfield, wife to Walter Fairfield, decd. Decr ye 18th 1710 in ye
71st year of her age. The above is the earliest date of any stone
still standing. Source: Wenham Cemetery file, Wenham Museum, MA. Original ms in W. Pool manuscripts, Enon Building. Among the oldest monuments still standing are those of Sarah,
wife of Walter Fairfield, who died Dec, 18, 1710. |
| Death Record: Fairfield, Sarah - wife of Walter, Dec. 18, 1710. [in her 71st y. GR1] Source: Wenham Vital Records |