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Caroline Burr 1798–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 SEP 1798

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 29 MAY 1882

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Father: Amos Burr

Mother: Abigail Shelton

Spouse(s): Hull Sherwood

Children(s): David Sherwood, John Sherwood, Cornelia Sherwood, Caroline Sherwood, Arthur Sherwood

The story of Caroline Burr began in 1798 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT. Caroline Burr married Hull Sherwood, and had children including Arthur Hamilton Sherwood, Caroline Burr Sherwood, Cornelia Ann Sherwood, David Hull Sherwood, John Henry Sherwood. Caroline Burr passed away in 1882 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Caroline Burr began in 1798 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.
  • Caroline Burr married Hull Sherwood, and had children including Arthur Hamilton Sherwood, Caroline Burr Sherwood, Cornelia Ann Sherwood, David Hull Sherwood, John Henry Sherwood.
  • Caroline Burr passed away in 1882 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Burr
1768–1856
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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Abigail Shelton
1773–1840
Birth Location: Huntington, CT
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Spouses(s)

Hull Sherwood
1791–1864
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Children(s)

David Sherwood
1829–1892
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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John Sherwood
1825–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Cornelia Sherwood
1819–1898
Birth Location: Southport, Fairfield, CT
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Caroline Sherwood
1822–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Arthur Sherwood
1839–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Caroline Burr's Ancestors

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Caroline Burr
1798–1882
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Amos Burr
1768–1856
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Abigail (E.) Shelton
1773–1840
Huntington, CT
Grandparents
Ozias Burr
1739–
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Sarah Nichols
1739–1820
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
John Burr
1698–1752
Catherine Wakeman
1700–1753
John Nichols
1712–1785
Rebecca Sherwood
1714–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Burr
1673–
Deborah Barlow
1674–
Joseph Wakeman
1670–1726
Elizabeth Hawley
1679–1753
Benjamin Nichols
1666–1715
Rebecca Sanford
1672–1725
Samuel Sherwood
1680–1732
Rebecca Burr
1681–

Caroline Burr's Descendants

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Caroline Burr (15 SEP 1798–29 MAY 1882) m. Hull Sherwood (31 DEC 1791–1 MAR 1864)
  1. 1. David (Hull) Sherwood 1829–1892 m. Marie (Antoinette) Beardsley 1831–1886 m. Mary (Judson) Nichols
    1. 1. Mary (Burr) Sherwood 1857– m. Andrew (Burr) Huntington 1857–
      1. 1. Andrew (S.) Huntington 1891–
      2. 2. David (Hull) Huntington 1892–
    2. 2. Alice (Holman) Sherwood 1868–
    3. 3. Antoinette (Beardsley) Sherwood 1865–1866
  2. 2. John (Henry) Sherwood 1825– m. Selina (Mary) Beecher
    1. 1. Anna Sherwood m. Conrad Buckingham
  3. 3. Cornelia (Ann) Sherwood 1819–1898 m. David (Hawkins (Rev.)) Short 1806–1877
    1. 1. David (Hull) Short 1860–1861
  4. 4. Caroline (Burr) Sherwood 1822– m. Henry (A.) Knapp
  5. 5. Arthur (Hamilton) Sherwood 1839– m. Florine (Olivia) Bulkeley m. Julia (Ann) Bulkeley

Caroline Burr's Timeline

2 Records

1798
15 SEP 1798
Birth of Caroline Burr in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
1882
29 MAY 1882
Age 84
Death of Caroline Burr in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 SEP 1798
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1882
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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