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Abraham Shepherd 1754–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1754

Birth Location: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 September 1822

Death Location: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Meter

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In 1754, Abraham Shepherd entered the world in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter. Abraham Shepherd passed away in 1822 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Abraham Shepherd entered the world in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Shepherd And Elizabeth Van Meter.
  • Abraham Shepherd passed away in 1822 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA.

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Abraham Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Shepherd
1754–1822
Birth Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Shepherd
1705–1776
Shepherdstown,Berkeley,West Virginia,USA
Elizabeth (Van) Meter
1715–1792
Somerset,,New Jersey,USA
Grandparents
William (Walter) Shepard
1675–1741
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Sarah Cochran
1680–1735
Prince George's Parish, Frederick, Maryland Colony
Jan (Or John Van) Meteren
1683–1745
Kingston, Ulster, New York, USA
Margaret (Miller Mullinaar Mollenauer (Van) Meter)
1687–1745
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
William *
1659–1707
Sarah Cochran
1663–1753
Joost Meteren
1652–1706
Sarah Dubois
1662–1726
Hendrick Molenaer
1668–1706
Cathrin Crom
1650–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jan Meteren
1630–1706
Jooste Mollenauer
1640–1683
LIJSBETH CROM
1650–1681
Jan Meteren
1630–1706
Maeijcken Oever
1629–1706

Abraham Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1754
10 November 1754
Birth of Abraham Shepherd in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA
1822
7 September 1822
Age 68
Death of Abraham Shepherd in Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1754
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), British Colon, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1822
    Event Place: Shepherdstown, Jefferson, (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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