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BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) 1662–1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1662

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 29 Aug 1741

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: HONORABLE John)

Mother: Sarah (Sherman)

Spouse(s): REBECCA PHIPPENY

Children(s): Enos Sherman

In 1662, BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Honorable Samuel Sherman To William Tecumseh And His Brother Senator John Via His Son John And Sarah Mary Mitchell Sherman. BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) married Rebecca Rebeckah Phippeny, and had children including Enos Sherman. BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) passed away in 1741 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1662, BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) entered the world in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, born to Honorable Samuel Sherman To William Tecumseh And His Brother Senator John Via His Son John And Sarah Mary Mitchell Sherman.
  • BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) married Rebecca Rebeckah Phippeny, and had children including Enos Sherman.
  • BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) passed away in 1741 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

HONORABLE John)
1618–1700
Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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Sarah (Sherman)
1621–1680
Birth Location: Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
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Spouses(s)

REBECCA PHIPPENY
1666–1739
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Enos Sherman
1699–1793
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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BENJAMIN WAR)'s Ancestors

Self
BENJAMIN WAR)
1662–1741
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Parents
HONORABLE SAMUEL SHERMAN (To William Tecumseh and his brother Senator John via his son, John)
1618–1700
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Sarah (Mary Mitchell) (Sherman)
1621–1680
Halifax, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
SIR (EDMUND SHERMAN, (OLDE FATHER) SHIRMAN)
1572–1641
Dedham, Colchester Borough, co Essex, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

BENJAMIN WAR)'s Descendants

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BENJAMIN (SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY) WAR) (29 Mar 1662–29 Aug 1741) m. REBECCA ((REBECKAH)) PHIPPENY (10 Aug 1666–11 Aug 1739)
  1. 1. Enos Sherman 1699–1793 m. Abigail Walker 1698–1740
    1. 1. Josiah (B) Sherman 1729–1815 m. Miriam Gregory 1734–1825
      1. 1. Enoch Sherman 1774–1850
        1. 1. Leonard (*) Sherman 1805–1856 m. Ann Sherman 1804–1876
      2. 2. Abijah Sherman 1765–
      3. 3. Esther Sherman 1776–
      4. 4. Esther Sherman 1767–
      5. 5. Huldah Sherman 1758–1825
      6. 6. Isaac Sherman 1769–1842
      7. 7. Josiah (Beach) Sherman 1773–
      8. 8. Miriam Sherman 1778–
      9. 9. Walker (B) Sherman 1761–1851

BENJAMIN WAR)'s Timeline

2 Records

1662
29 Mar 1662
Birth of BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) in Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1741
29 Aug 1741
Age 79
Death of BENJAMIN SHERMAN (REVOLUTIONARY WAR) in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1662
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1741
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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