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Asahel Sherwood 1755–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father: John Sherwood

Mother: Abigail Staples

Spouse(s): Phoebe Knapp

Children(s): Nancy Morey

Asahel Sherwood was born in 1755 in Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Parruck Sherwood And Abigail Staples. Asahel Sherwood married Phoebe A Knapp, and had children including Nancy Morey. Asahel Sherwood passed away in 1810 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Asahel Sherwood was born in 1755 in Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of John Parruck Sherwood And Abigail Staples.
  • Asahel Sherwood married Phoebe A Knapp, and had children including Nancy Morey.
  • Asahel Sherwood passed away in 1810 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherwood
1730–1785
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Staples
1724–1790
Birth Location: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Knapp
1743–1835
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield Co. CT., Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Nancy Morey
1793–1849
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Asahel Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Asahel Sherwood
1755–1810
Birth Place: Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Parruck Sherwood
1730–1785
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Abigail Staples
1724–1790
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Grandparents
John Sherwood
1709–1783
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Parruck
1709–1777
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Thomas Staples
1689–1773
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Deborah Rowland
1703–1774
Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dr.
1686–1727
Abigail 201885924
1688–1753
John Parruck
1680–1726
Hannah Beardsley
1682–1748
John Sr
1660–1748
Abigail Canfield
1665–1723
Israel Rowland
1662–1720
ELIZABETH TURNEY
1671–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1653–1689
Sarah Hurd
1665–1727
John Parruck
1654–1683
Sarah Smith
1653–1722
Abigail Clark
1640–1727
Robert Turney
1633–1690

Asahel Sherwood's Descendants

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Asahel Sherwood (1755–1810) m. Phoebe (A) Knapp (19 June 1743–18 Jan 1835)
  1. 1. Nancy Morey 1793–1849 m. Lemuel Morey 1783–1849
    1. 1. Owen Morey 1813–1850
      1. 1. Zilpha Tanner 1846–1925 m. Warren (M.) Tanner 1842–1926
        1. 1. Emily (E) Morgan 1866–1921 m. Morgan 1865–1907
        2. 2. Mary (I.) Tanner 1868–
        3. 3. Delila (L.) Tanner 1870–
        4. 4. John (M.) Tanner 1871–
        5. 5. William (M.) Tanner 1875–
        6. 6. Hardy (F.) Tanner 1878–
        7. 7. George (H.) Tanner 1880–

Asahel Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Asahel Sherwood in Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1810
1810
Age 55
Death of Asahel Sherwood in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Newton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States
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