Sarah Savage
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7 August 1664
Sarah Savage | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sarah Henry 7 August 1664 Broad Oak, Flintshire, Wales |
| Died | 27 February 1752 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Diarist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Spiritual literature |
| Spouse | John Savage |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Matthew Henry |
Sarah Savage (nee Henry) (7 August 1664 – 27 February 1752) was an English diarist. She started her diary at age 22 and continued a daily diary until her 80s. Her diaries are a resource providing insight into the daily spiritual life of seventeenth and eighteenth century women.[1]
Sarah Henry was born on 7 August 1664 in Broad Oak, Flintshire, Wales to Philip and Katherine Henry.[2][3] Her father, Philip Henry, was a nonconformist minister. Sarah Henry was the second-oldest of six children.[2] Her brother was Matthew Henry.[4] She was tutored at home and learned to read from William Turner. At age seven her father began teaching her Hebrew.[5]
Sarah Henry started keeping a "Spiritual Diary" starting in August 1686. She married John Savage, a farmer and land agent, on March 28, 1687.[5] Savage had nine children but only four survived to adulthood.[5][6] Her husband, John Savage, died on 29 September 1729.[5]
In 1736, she retired to West Bromwich. Sarah Savage died on 27 February 1752 at her home in West Bromwich.[5]
