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Abel Sherwood 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1720

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: Sep 1761

Death Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: David Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Meeker

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Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of David L Sherwood And Sarah Meeker. Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of David L Sherwood And Sarah Meeker.
  • Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Children(s)

Abel Sherwood's Ancestors

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Abel Sherwood
1720–1761
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
David L Sherwood
1686–1759
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Sarah Meeker
1698–1771
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
ISAAC SHERWOOD
1645–1758
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
ELIZABETH JACKSON
1652–1727
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
John Meeker
1665–1721
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Sherwood
1681–1747
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1586–1655
Mary Fitch
1619–1694
John Jackson
1640–1689
Elizabeth Smith
1644–1703
Robert Meaker
1625–1683
Susannah Tuberfield
1630–1683
ISAAC SHERWOOD
1645–1733
ELIZABETH JACKSON
1662–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sherwood
1548–1631
Dorcas Gillett
1555–1622
Anne Yoeman
1592–1662
Robert Jackson
1620–1684
Agnes Washburn
1624–1693
Rev. Ancestor)
1619–1681
Ann Ancestor)
1616–1644
Nicholas Meeker
1596–1624
Margarite Bennie
1598–1625
William Tuberfield
1590–1661
Mary Porter
1591–1671
Alice Seabury
1616–1655
John Jackson
1640–1689
Elizabeth Smith
1644–1703

Abel Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1720
20 Dec 1720
Birth of Abel Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1761
Sep 1761
Age 41
Death of Abel Sherwood in New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1720
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1761
    Event Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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