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Abel Sherwood 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1720

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 April 1761

Death Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: David Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Sherwood

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Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Sherwood And Sarah Meeker Sherwood. Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Sherwood And Sarah Meeker Sherwood.
  • Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Abel Sherwood's Ancestors

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Abel Sherwood
1720–1761
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Sherwood
1686–1759
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah (Meeker) Sherwood
1696–1749
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Meeker
1663–1727
Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Sherwood
1681–1747
Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Meeker
1622–1684
Susan Tuberfield
1630–1683
Isaac Sherwood
1645–1758
Elizabeth 8GGF
1652–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Meaker
1594–1624
Rosie Bennie
1598–1624
Thomas Jr
1624–1698

Abel Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1720
20 December 1720
Birth of Abel Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1761
15 April 1761
Age 41
Death of Abel Sherwood in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1720
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1761
    Event Place: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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