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Benjamin Shepard 1746–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 April 1746

Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Capt. Shepard

Mother: Hephzibah Shepard

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Benjamin Shepard was born in 1746 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Capt Benjamin Shepard And Hephzibah Shepard. Benjamin Shepard passed away in 1839 in Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shepard was born in 1746 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Capt Benjamin Shepard And Hephzibah Shepard.
  • Benjamin Shepard passed away in 1839 in Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Shepard's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shepard
1746–1839
Birth Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Capt. Benjamin Shepard
1710–1777
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Hephzibah Shepard
1716–1804
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob Shepard
1674–1718
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy (Mary Chickering) (Shephard)
1668–1731
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Robert Blake
1676–1735
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
+Sarah Guild
1683–1757
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Hannah Ensign
1638–1697
John CHICKERING
1634–1676
Elizabeth Hackburne
1642–1679
John Blake
1640–1700
Bridget Blake
1644–1706
John Guild
1649–1723
Sarah** Fisher
1658–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hackburne
1610–1643
Katherine Deighton
1614–1671
John BLAKE
1618–1689
Hannah Shaw)
1622–1706
Jasper Blake
1614–1673
Deborah Dalton
1619–1678
John 9GGF
1618–1682
Anthony Fisher
1626–1670
Johanna Faxon
1623–1694

Benjamin Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1746
4 April 1746
Birth of Benjamin Shepard in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1839
1839
Age 93
Death of Benjamin Shepard in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 April 1746
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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