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Asa (Maj.) Sherwood 1762–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1762

Birth Location: Westport, CT

Death Date: 18 JUN 1834

Death Location: Guilford, Chenango Co., NY

Father: John Sherwood

Mother: Mary Gorham

Spouse(s): Molly Phillips

Children(s): Isaac Sherwood, David Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, William Sherwood, Abigail Sherwood, Asa Sherwood, Gorham Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, John Sherwood

Asa (Maj.) Sherwood was born in 1762 in Westport, CT, the child of John Sherwood And Mary Gorham. Asa (Maj.) Sherwood married Molly Phillips, and had children including Abigail Sherwood, Asa T Sherwood, David Sherwood, Gorham Sherwood, Isaac Sherwood, John Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, William Sherwood. Asa (Maj.) Sherwood passed away in 1834 in Guilford, Chenango Co., NY.

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Biography

  • Asa (Maj.) Sherwood was born in 1762 in Westport, CT, the child of John Sherwood And Mary Gorham.
  • Asa (Maj.) Sherwood married Molly Phillips, and had children including Abigail Sherwood, Asa T Sherwood, David Sherwood, Gorham Sherwood, Isaac Sherwood, John Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, Sarah Sherwood, William Sherwood.
  • Asa (Maj.) Sherwood passed away in 1834 in Guilford, Chenango Co., NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherwood
Birth Location: –
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Mary Gorham
1739–1804
Birth Location: Fairfield, CT
MG

Spouses(s)

Molly Phillips
1766–
Birth Location: –
MP

Children(s)

Isaac Sherwood
1785–
Birth Location: –
IS
David Sherwood
1787–
Birth Location: –
DS
Levi Sherwood
1789–
Birth Location: –
LS
William Sherwood
1791–
Birth Location: –
WS
Abigail Sherwood
1794–
Birth Location: –
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Asa Sherwood
1797–
Birth Location: –
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Gorham Sherwood
1800–1832
Birth Location: –
GS
Sarah Sherwood
1804–
Birth Location: –
SS
John Sherwood
1807–
Birth Location: –
JS

Asa Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Asa Sherwood
1762–1834
Birth Place: Westport, CT
Parents
John Sherwood
Mary Gorham
1739–1804
Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
–1756
Ellen Churchill
1695–1754
Joseph Gorham
1692–1773
Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island
Deborah Barlow
1705–1778
Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sherwood
1645–1739
Elizabeth Jackson
1651–
Robert Churchill
Jabez Gorham
1656–1725
Hannah Sturges
1654–1736
John Barlow
1668–1715
Ruth Sherwood
1666–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1656
Mary Taintor
1614–1693
John Jackson
John Gorham
1619–1675
Desire Howland
1625–1683
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673

Asa Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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Asa ((Maj.)) Sherwood (1762–18 JUN 1834) m. Molly Phillips (1766–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Isaac Sherwood 1785–
  2. 2. David Sherwood 1787–
  3. 3. Levi Sherwood 1789–
  4. 4. William Sherwood 1791–
  5. 5. Abigail Sherwood 1794–
  6. 6. Asa (T.) Sherwood 1797–
  7. 7. Gorham Sherwood 1800–1832
  8. 8. Sarah Sherwood 1804– m. Laman Ingersoll
  9. 9. John Sherwood 1807– m. Mariette Ingersoll

Asa Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1762
1762
Birth of Asa (Maj.) Sherwood in Westport, CT
Westport, CT
1834
18 JUN 1834
Age 72
Death of Asa (Maj.) Sherwood in Guilford, Chenango Co., NY
Guilford, Chenango Co., NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1762
    Event Place: Westport, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1834
    Event Place: Guilford, Chenango Co., NY
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