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Benjamin Franklin Sherwood 1857–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1857

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 23 June 1935

Death Location: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Jesse Sherwood

Mother: Abby Disbrow

Spouse(s): Harriet Smith

Children(s): Charles Sr

In 1857, Benjamin Franklin Sherwood entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Jesse Sherwood And Abby Jane Disbrow. Benjamin Franklin Sherwood married Harriet Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Charles Henry Sherwood Sr. Benjamin Franklin Sherwood passed away in 1935 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Benjamin Franklin Sherwood entered the world in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, born to Jesse Sherwood And Abby Jane Disbrow.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sherwood married Harriet Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Charles Henry Sherwood Sr.
  • Benjamin Franklin Sherwood passed away in 1935 in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Benjamin Sherwood's Ancestors

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Benjamin Sherwood
1857–1935
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Jesse Sherwood
1818–1894
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Abby (Jane) Disbrow
1822–1900
Grandparents
Abraham Sherwood
1774–1847
Bedford, Westchester, Province of New York
Hannah Crissy
1778–1832
Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Oliver Sherwood
1747–1808
Gloreanche Purdy
1745–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Sherwood's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Sherwood (10 April 1857–23 June 1935) m. Harriet (Elizabeth) Smith (25 December 1868–1 November 1909)
  1. 1. Charles (Henry Sherwood) Sr 1885–1959 m. Myrtle (Alice) Sherwood 1902–1935
    1. 1. ALICE (MYRTLE) SHERWOOD 1925– m. NELSON (ARTHUR WALKER,) JR. 1923–1981 m. GEORGE (HAROLD HARTSHORN,) JR 1924–1992 m. HENRY (MARLIN) BLACKWOOD 1909–1981
      1. 1. Shirley (LaVon) Stringer 1947–2021
      2. 2. DONALD (ARTHUR) WALKER 1944–2016
    2. 2. Robert (Joseph) Sherwood 1928–1928
    3. 3. Charlotte (May) Deckard 1932–2009
    4. 4. Ralph (Lynn) Sherwood 1927–1960
    5. 5. Walter (Daniel) Sherwood 1929–1957
    6. 6. Charles (Henry Sherwood) Jr 1926–1926
    7. 7. John (Wesley) Sherwood 1933–2011
    8. 8. Marion (Maude) Sherwood 1924–1924

Benjamin Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1857
10 April 1857
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Sherwood in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1935
23 June 1935
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Franklin Sherwood in Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1857
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1935
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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