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Benjamin Sherwood 1760–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1760

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 30 JUN 1824

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Father: John Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Hill

Spouse(s): Ann Hull

Children(s): Joel Sherwood, Jerusha Sherwood, Lucretia Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Hull Sherwood, Eleanor Sherwood

Benjamin Sherwood was born in 1760 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of John Sherwood And Sarah Hill. Benjamin Sherwood married Ann Hull, and had children including Eleanor Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Hull Sherwood, Jerusha Sherwood, Joel Sherwood, Lucretia Sherwood. Benjamin Sherwood passed away in 1824 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Sherwood was born in 1760 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of John Sherwood And Sarah Hill.
  • Benjamin Sherwood married Ann Hull, and had children including Eleanor Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Hull Sherwood, Jerusha Sherwood, Joel Sherwood, Lucretia Sherwood.
  • Benjamin Sherwood passed away in 1824 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherwood
1730–1792
Birth Location: Fairfield,Fairfield,CT
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Sarah Hill
1729–1816
Birth Location: Greenfield, Fairfield, CT
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Spouses(s)

Ann Hull
1760–1846
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Children(s)

Joel Sherwood
1783–1863
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Jerusha Sherwood
1786–1813
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Lucretia Sherwood
1789–1839
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Eunice Sherwood
1794–1839
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Hull Sherwood
1791–1864
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Eleanor Sherwood
1801–1843
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Benjamin Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Sherwood
1760–1824
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
John Sherwood
1730–1792
Fairfield,Fairfield,CT
Sarah Hill
1729–1816
Greenfield, Fairfield, CT
Grandparents
Benjamin Sherwood
1705–1763
Connecticut Colony
Eleanor Bradley
1707–1793
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
William Hill
1692–1775
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Abigail Barlow
1697–1743
Stratford, CT
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sherwood
1669–1737
Sarah Unknown
1673–
Francis Bradley
1670–1716
Sarah Jackson
1674–1753
Eliphalet Hill
1663–1695
Esther Ward
1664–1732
John Barlow
1668–1715
Ruth Sherwood
1666–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673
Francis Bradley
1625–1688
Ruth Barlow
1669–1689
Joseph Jackson
1650–1681
Mary Godwin
–1745
William Hill
1632–1684
Elizabeth Jones
1635–
William Ward
1631–1675
Deborah Lockwood
1636–
John Barlow
1645–1691
Abigail Lockwood
1647–1690
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673

Benjamin Sherwood's Descendants

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Benjamin Sherwood (13 APR 1760–30 JUN 1824) m. Ann Hull (17 AUG 1760–4 MAR 1846)
  1. 1. Joel Sherwood 1783–1863 m. Abigail Hall
  2. 2. Jerusha Sherwood 1786–1813 m. Jesse Banks 1782–1868
  3. 3. Lucretia Sherwood 1789–1839 m. Walter ((Capt.)) Sherwood 1783–1845
    1. 1. Horace Sherwood 1811–1816
    2. 2. Lucretia Sherwood 1821–
  4. 4. Eunice Sherwood 1794–1839 m. Edmund Darrow
  5. 5. Hull Sherwood 1791–1864 m. Caroline Burr 1798–1882
    1. 1. David (Hull) Sherwood 1829–1892 m. Marie (Antoinette) Beardsley 1831–1886 m. Mary (Judson) Nichols
      1. 1. Mary (Burr) Sherwood 1857– m. Andrew (Burr) Huntington 1857–
        1. 1. Andrew (S.) Huntington 1891–
        2. 2. David (Hull) Huntington 1892–
      2. 2. Alice (Holman) Sherwood 1868–
      3. 3. Antoinette (Beardsley) Sherwood 1865–1866
    2. 2. John (Henry) Sherwood 1825– m. Selina (Mary) Beecher
      1. 1. Anna Sherwood m. Conrad Buckingham
    3. 3. Cornelia (Ann) Sherwood 1819–1898 m. David (Hawkins (Rev.)) Short 1806–1877
      1. 1. David (Hull) Short 1860–1861
    4. 4. Caroline (Burr) Sherwood 1822– m. Henry (A.) Knapp
    5. 5. Arthur (Hamilton) Sherwood 1839– m. Florine (Olivia) Bulkeley m. Julia (Ann) Bulkeley
  6. 6. Eleanor Sherwood 1801–1843 m. James Bulkeley 1799–1843

Benjamin Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1760
13 APR 1760
Birth of Benjamin Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
1824
30 JUN 1824
Age 64
Death of Benjamin Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1760
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1824
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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