Daniel Shed (1620–1708) was born in Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England and died in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Daniel Shed 1620–1708

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Born 25 JUN 1620 · Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England

Died 27 JUL 1708 · Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Daniel Shed was born in 1620 in Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England, the child of daniel shed and sarah humphrey. Daniel Shed married mary gurney, and had children including elizabeth shed, nathan shed. Daniel Shed passed away in 1708 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Birth of Daniel Shed in Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England

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Daniel Shed was christened in Finchingfield, Essex, England

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Daniel Shed resided here in Billerica, Middlesex County, MA

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Death of Daniel Shed in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Daniel Shed

This ancestor line traces from Toppesfield, Essex, England (1596) to Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England (1620) across 2 generations.

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: Daniel Shed (1620–1708) was born in Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England and died in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (A) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 4 researchers on YourRoots have Daniel in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 2 generations of this lineage geographically.
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Daniel Shed PTP

1620–1708

Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, England