On 24 Jan 1768 when Sarah was 19, she married
Jonathan Dix (51402) , son of
John Dix (34343) (18 May 1702-11 Jul 1787) &
Mary Cook (34228) (9 Jan 1706-bef 1754), in Waltham, MA.
616 Born 23 Mar 1745/6 in Watertown, MA.616 Jonathan died aft 1806.
Jonathan first married Sarah Viles, second Mary (Peirce) Bullard, widow of Isaiah Bullard.
Jonathan Dix of Waltham, Mass.
Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's (Waltham) Co. called out by Col. Thomas Gardner on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to march to Concord and Lexington; service three days; company served as guards until Saturday the fourth day after the fight at Concord; also Capt. Abraham Peirce's Co. Col Samuel Thatcher's regiment; rations allowed from March 4 to March 8 1776; credited with five days allowance; company marched at request of Gen Washington at the taking of Dorchester Heights. Mass, Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol. IV, p. 796
Johnathan, of Waltham, was dismissed to the church in Newton 8 Jan 1786.30
From Genealogies of New Jersey Families: Families A-Z, from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey. Genealogical Publ. Co., 1996, page 656
Dix Records
The following is a copy of a paper, probably a leaf from a Bible, found among the papers of James Hervy (originally Harvey) Dix of Boston, founder of the “Journal”. His daughter, Mrs. Josiah Qunicy, then of Quincy, N.H., handed it to Mr. Dix some forty odd years ago.
Jonathan Dix and Sarah Viles was born in Waltham in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was married 14th of Jana, 1768 by Jacob Cushing. Abiagil our first child was born died Aged 16 months.
Abigail 2nd was born Sept. 29th, 1769, on Friday.
Stephen was born Jana the 31st, 1771, on Friday. [Footnote: This Stephen Dix is supposed to be the one who married Lucy Curtis in 1795 as stated above. For early Dix line see Bond’s Genealogies of Watertown, Mass. W.R.D]
Sally was born May 7th, 1773, on Friday.
Susanna was born May 8th, 1775, on Monday.
Jonathan was born Feb. 2nd, 1777, on Sunday.
Lois was born Jana 21st, 1799, on Thursday.
Mary was born Nov. 26th, 1780, on Saturday.
Sarah Dix, my Wife, died Febr 28th, 1781, in 33 yr of her age.
Jonathan Dix was married to Mary Bullard of Westown, October 18th and mov’d my Family to Westown in November, 1781.
John was born May 5th, 1782, on Sunday.
Rhoda was born July 4th, 1784, on Sunday.
Ruth Dix was born Dec. 20th, 1786, on Wednesday.
Anna was born May 23d, 1790, on Sunday.
William was born July 20th, 1792, on Sunday.
Miranda was born April 11th, 1796, on Sunday.
Harvey was born N. Yarmouth Nov 7th, 1798, on Wednesday.
Is this the 1790 census record for Jonathan Dix?
1790 Federal Census. Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 4, page 420
Family of Jona. Dix
2 males under 16
2 males 16 and over
8 females