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BENJAMIN SHEPHERD 1743–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jun 1743

Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Col. Shepherd

Mother: Catherine None

Spouse(s): Catherine Blake

Children(s): Daniel Shepherd

The story of BENJAMIN SHEPHERD began in 1743 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States. BENJAMIN SHEPHERD married Catherine Blake, and had children including Daniel C Shepherd. BENJAMIN SHEPHERD passed away in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of BENJAMIN SHEPHERD began in 1743 in Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States.
  • BENJAMIN SHEPHERD married Catherine Blake, and had children including Daniel C Shepherd.
  • BENJAMIN SHEPHERD passed away in 1805 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

BENJAMIN SHEPHERD's Ancestors

Self
BENJAMIN SHEPHERD
1743–1805
Birth Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Col. David William Shepherd
1682–1743
Talbot, Maryland, United States
Catherine
1699–1743
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Francis Shepherd
1640–1692
Benjamin (O.) Hildreth
1681–1737
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Edna Bret
1684–1736
Southampton, Suffolk, New York
Great-Grandparents
William Shepherd
1620–1700
Mary Shepherd
1620–1715
Joseph Hildreth
1657–1735
Hannah Jessup
1657–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1605–1635
Rebecca Baseden
1608–1689
THOMAS HILDRETH
1611–1657
Hannah Horton
1633–1698
John Jessup
1628–1657
Mary Sharp
1631–1699

BENJAMIN SHEPHERD's Descendants

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BENJAMIN SHEPHERD (22 Jun 1743–1805) m. Catherine Blake (1741–)
  1. 1. Daniel (C) Shepherd 1788–1869 m. Charlotte Quilling 1789–1863
    1. 1. Jerry Shepherd 1821–1913 m. Catharine Garrison 1821–1903
      1. 1. Jerry (Wilbur) Shepherd 1862–1948 m. Mary (Melvina) Shepherd 1872–1952
        1. 1. Lester (Mack) Shepherd 1896–1956 m. Mabel (I) Shepherd 1910–1996
        2. 2. Clyde (Lyman) Shepherd 1903–1972
        3. 3. Fred (Richard) Shepherd 1899–1995
        4. 4. George (W) Shepherd 1903–1941
        5. 5. Louis (B) Shepherd 1906–1977
        6. 6. Esther (Alta) Shepherd 1911–2006
        7. 7. Emma (A) Shepherd 1915–1938
        8. 8. Lyman (C) Shepherd 1906–
      2. 2. Rebecca (Ellen) Feight 1858–1944
      3. 3. Charlotte Conkling 1845–1871
      4. 4. Lewis (Theodore) Shepherd 1853–1936
      5. 5. Silas Shepherd 1844–1930
      6. 6. Sarah (Nevada) Langford 1856–1946
      7. 7. Eliza (Ann) Sheppard 1841–1920 m. James (Luther) Lewis 1840–1876
        1. 1. Wilber (Luther) Lewis 1868–1951 m. Isadora Lewis 1870–1911
    2. 2. Henry Shepherd 1810–1865
    3. 3. Abel Shepherd 1819–1858
    4. 4. Hester (Ann) Shepherd 1827–1902
    5. 5. Lambert (James) Shepherd 1832–1908
    6. 6. Benjamin Shepherd 1817–1872
    7. 7. Daniel (C) Shepherd 1836–1909
    8. 8. Joshua Shepherd 1820–1852
    9. 9. Joshua Shepherd 1814–1882
    10. 10. Sam Shepherd 1832–
    11. 11. Daniel (C.) SHEPHERD 1832–1880
    12. 12. Lambert Shepherd 1828–1908
    13. 13. Elizabeth SHEPHERD 1807–1850

BENJAMIN SHEPHERD's Timeline

3 Records

1743
22 Jun 1743
Birth of BENJAMIN SHEPHERD in Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
1805
12 Nov 1805
Age 62
Death of BENJAMIN SHEPHERD in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1805
1805
Age 62
Death of BENJAMIN SHEPHERD
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1743
    Event Place: Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Annes, Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records
    [2] Maryland, Births and Christenings Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1805
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records

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