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Caleb Sherman 1708–1782 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1708

Birth Location: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND

Death Date: 1782

Death Location: SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS

Father: Peleg Sherman

Mother: Alice Fish

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lawton

Children(s):

The story of Caleb Sherman began in 1708 in PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND. Caleb Sherman married Elizabeth Lawton. Caleb Sherman passed away in 1782 in SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Biography

  • The story of Caleb Sherman began in 1708 in PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND.
  • Caleb Sherman married Elizabeth Lawton.
  • Caleb Sherman passed away in 1782 in SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Caleb Sherman's Ancestors

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Caleb Sherman
1708–1782
Birth Place: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
Parents
Peleg Sherman
1666–1755
PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
Alice Fish
1671–
PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
Grandparents
*peleg Sherman
1638–1719
PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
*elizabeth Lawton
1638–1720
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
Thomas Fish
1640–1683
Grizzle Strange
1645–
PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
Great-Grandparents
*phillip Sherman
1610–1687
*sarah Odding
1609–1682
*thomas Lawton
1614–1681
*elizabeth Salisbury
1616–1654
Thomas Fish
1618–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*samuel Sherman
1573–1615
*phillippa Ward
1577–1610
*george Odding
1596–1633
*margaret Odding
1590–1671
*george Lawton
1580–1641
Isabel Smith
1585–
Thomas Salisbury
1589–
Mrs. Salisbury
1592–
*robert Fish
1593–1639
*alice Fishe
1597–

Caleb Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1708
Jul 1708
Birth of Caleb Sherman in PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
1782
1782
Age 74
Death of Caleb Sherman in SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS
SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1708
    Event Place: PORTSMOUTH, NEWPORT CO., RHODE ISLAND
    Record Source: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island Vital Records, 1-48

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: SWANSEA, MASSACHUSETTS

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