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Benjamin Shepard 1710–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1710

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 May 1777

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Jacob Shepard

Mother: Mercy Chickering

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The story of Benjamin Shepard began in 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin Shepard passed away in 1777 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Shepard began in 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Benjamin Shepard passed away in 1777 in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Benjamin Shepard's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shepard
1710–1777
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jacob Shepard
1674–1717
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mercy Chickering
1668–1731
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Ensign
1640–1698
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
john Chickering
1634–1676
Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Hagborne
1635–1679
England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Shepard
1606–1693
Thank Lord
1612–1693
Thomas Ensign
1620–1668
Elizabeth Wilder
1621–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Shepard
1571–1602
Ann Hillewell
1575–1623
Thomas Ensign
1575–1631
Constance Pilcher
1580–1624

Benjamin Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1710
24 Dec 1710
Birth of Benjamin Shepard in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1777
20 May 1777
Age 67
Death of Benjamin Shepard in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1710
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1777
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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