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Benjamin Sherwood 1772–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1772

Birth Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Death Date: 1774

Death Location: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Father: Benjamin Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Olmsted

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The story of Benjamin Sherwood began in 1772 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony. Benjamin Sherwood passed away in 1774 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Sherwood began in 1772 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony.
  • Benjamin Sherwood passed away in 1774 in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony.

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Benjamin Sherwood's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sherwood
1772–1774
Birth Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Parents
Benjamin Sherwood
1753–1840
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Olmsted
1754–1848
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Nathan) Olmsted
1717–1805
Ridgefield,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA
Sarah Smith
1723–1781
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Olmsted
1682–1749
Hannah Ketchum
1683–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lieut SAR
1649–1704
Mary Benedict
1650–1693
Joseph Ketcham
1650–1730
Mercy Lindall
1658–1697

Benjamin Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1772
Nov 1772
Birth of Benjamin Sherwood in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1774
1774
Age 2
Death of Benjamin Sherwood in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1772
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony

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