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Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT 1731–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1731

Birth Location: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1813

Death Location: Moosup, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Joseph CT

Mother: Mary Shepard

Spouse(s): Rachel Spalding

Children(s): Polly Shepard, Sarah Parkhurst, Jeremiah Shepard, Eunice Spalding

Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT was born in 1731 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Joseph Shepard Warren Iv Of Plainfield Ct And Mary Shepard. Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT married Rachel Spalding, and had children including Eunice Spalding, Jeremiah Shepard, Polly Mary Shepard, Sarah Parkhurst. Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT passed away in 1813 in Moosup, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT was born in 1731 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Joseph Shepard Warren Iv Of Plainfield Ct And Mary Shepard.
  • Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT married Rachel Spalding, and had children including Eunice Spalding, Jeremiah Shepard, Polly Mary Shepard, Sarah Parkhurst.
  • Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT passed away in 1813 in Moosup, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Capt CT's Ancestors

Self
Capt CT
1731–1813
Birth Place: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Shepard (Warren) IV of Plainfield, CT
1703–1785
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Mary Shepard
1706–1777
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac Shepard
1669–1748
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Shepard
1666–1747
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt CT's Descendants

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Capt (Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield,) CT (22 February 1731–12 March 1813) m. Rachel Spalding (15 Jul 1728–22 Jan 1816)
  1. 1. Polly (Mary) Shepard 1760–1843 m. Stephen Backus 1759–1848
    1. 1. Charles Backus 1801–1876 m. Mary (Palmer) Backus 1807–1887
      1. 1. Abby (A.) Whipple 1836–1925 m. Rodney (M) Whipple 1833–1912
        1. 1. Carroll Whipple 1863–1891
        2. 2. Charles (B.) Whipple 1860–1927 m. Almira (E) Whipple 1859–1939
        3. 3. Blanche Whipple 1875–1938
        4. 4. Walter (S.) Whipple 1861–1940 m. Kathleen (M) Bolton 1861–1939
        5. 5. Grace Fitzgerald 1871–1914 m. Bert (J) Fitzgerald 1871–
        6. 6. John (P.) Whipple 1865–1906
        7. 7. Baby Whipple 1870–1870
    2. 2. Eunice Backus 1792–1864
    3. 3. Erastus Backus 1794–1860
    4. 4. Harriet Backus 1791–1845
    5. 5. Andrew Backus 1798–1857 m. Diana (C) Foster 1805–1840
      1. 1. Mary (J) Backus 1838–
      2. 2. Jane (Lyman) Backus 1827–1833
      3. 3. Ellen (Maria) Backus 1832–1885
      4. 4. Charles (Robert) Backus 1836–
      5. 5. Frances (Augusta) Backus 1829–1900
    6. 6. Lucy Paddock 1784–1860 m. Robert Paddock 1768–1842
      1. 1. William (Robert) Paddock 1827–1904
      2. 2. Susan Paddock 1817–
      3. 3. Ellen (Jane) Paddock 1821–1850
      4. 4. Lucy (Backus) Paddock 1818–1854
  2. 2. Sarah Parkhurst 1754–1834
  3. 3. Jeremiah Shepard 1771–1810
  4. 4. Eunice Spalding 1753–1790

Capt CT's Timeline

3 Records

1731
22 February 1731
Birth of Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
1751
25 Dec 1751
Age 20
Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT was married in Plainfield, Connecticut, USA
Plainfield, Connecticut, USA
1813
12 March 1813
Age 82
Death of Capt Simon Shepard (Spalding) I of Plainfield, CT in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1731
    Event Place: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1751
    Event Place: Plainfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1813
    Event Place: Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moosup, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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