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Abel Sherwood 1720–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1720

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: September 1761

Death Location: New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Father: David Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Meeker

Spouse(s): Hannah Fountain

Children(s): Molly Sherwood

Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Sherwood And Sarah Meeker. Abel Sherwood married Hannah Fountain, and had children including Molly Sherwood. Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Sherwood was born in 1720 in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of David Sherwood And Sarah Meeker.
  • Abel Sherwood married Hannah Fountain, and had children including Molly Sherwood.
  • Abel Sherwood passed away in 1761 in New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Abel Sherwood's Ancestors

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Abel Sherwood
1720–1761
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Sherwood
1687–1759
Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah Meeker
1686–1749
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Sherwood
1645–1758
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Jackson GG7T) 8GGF
1652–1727
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Hull
1666–1753
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1624–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655

Abel Sherwood's Descendants

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Abel Sherwood (20 December 1720–September 1761) m. Hannah Fountain (2 April 1729–1818)
  1. 1. Molly Sherwood 1759–1823 m. Phineas Taylor 1760–1837
    1. 1. Irena Barnum 1784–1868 m. Philo Barnum 1778–1826
      1. 1. Phineas (T) Barnam 1810–1891 m. Charity Barnum 1808–1873 m. Nancy Barnum 1850–
        1. 1. Caroline (Cordelia) Thompson 1833–1911
        2. 2. Frances (Irena) Barnum 1842–1844
        3. 3. Pauline (Taylor) Seeley 1846–1877
        4. 4. Helen (Maria) Buchtel 1840–1915

Abel Sherwood's Timeline

3 Records

1720
20 December 1720
Birth of Abel Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1750
20 Jan 1750
Age 30
Abel Sherwood was baptized in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1761
September 1761
Age 41
Death of Abel Sherwood in New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1720
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 12
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 158
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1750
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1761
    Event Place: New Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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