Sarah Wister (July 20, 1761 – April 21, 1804) was a girl living in Pennsylvania during the American Revolution. She is principally known as the author of Sally Wister's Journal, written when she was sixteen; it is a firsthand account of life in the nearby countryside during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777–78.
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20 July 1761 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Died |
21 April 1804 (aged 42) Germantown, Pennsylvania
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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