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Deborah Brayton Shepherd 1721 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1721

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 April 1791

Death Location: Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Shepherd

Mother: Dorcas Shepard

Spouse(s): John Howland

Children(s): John Howland

The story of Deborah Brayton Shepherd began in 1721 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Deborah Brayton Shepherd married John Howland, and had children including John Howland. Deborah Brayton Shepherd passed away in 1791 in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Deborah Brayton Shepherd began in 1721 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Deborah Brayton Shepherd married John Howland, and had children including John Howland.
  • Deborah Brayton Shepherd passed away in 1791 in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shepherd
1693 – 1759
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Dorcas Shepard
1695 – 1737
Birth Location: Sandwitch, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Howland
1719 – 1756
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John Howland
1755 – 1841
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Deborah Shepherd's Ancestors

Self
Deborah Shepherd
1721 – 1791
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Shepherd
1693 – 1759
Portsmouth, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorcas Shepard
1695 – 1737
Sandwitch, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Daniel ("Perkins" Shepherd (1WP11.9.9)) (1WP10.19)
1659 – 1697
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Brice
1666 – 1697
Portsmouth, Nwprt, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Shepard
Sarah Shepard
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deborah Shepherd's Descendants

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Deborah (Brayton) Shepherd (30 April 1721 – 22 April 1791) m. John Howland (28 Nov 1719 – Bef. 29 Mar 1756)
  1. 1. John Howland (16 Feb 1755 – 03 Aug 1841) m. Mary (Elizabeth 'Mercy or Marcy' Kirby,) Howland (4 December 1760 – 4 January 1854)
    1. 1. Izatus Howland (2 Mar 1793 – 16 Jan 1860)
      1. 1. John (Robe) Howland (25 August 1818 – 16 April 1896)
        1. 1. William Howland (26 Oct 1852 – 10 Jul 1930)
    2. 2. Stephen (A) Howland (13 Jun 1798 – ) m. Lucinda Pickeral (abt 1807 – )
      1. 1. Charity Howland (abt 1833 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (J) Howland (abt 1835 – )
      3. 3. Mary Howland (abt 1838 – )
      4. 4. John (Shepherd) Howland (abt 1840 – 10 Aug 1907) m. Eliza (Jane "Jane") Moore (15 Nov 1840 – 6 Mar 1924)
        1. 1. John (Marion "Johnny") Howland (5 August 1864 – 13 April 1910) m. Edith (Bratton) (SR) (14 Jan 1881 – 25 Mar 1929)
      5. 5. Dennis Howland (abt 1840 – )
      6. 6. Lucinda (F) Howland (abt 1842 – )
      7. 7. Nancy (E) Howland (abt 1846 – )
      8. 8. Oscar (Stephen) Howland (1 Aug 1850 – 18 Nov 1908) m. Mary (Etta) PERRIGO (18 Nov 1855 – 30 Nov 1885)
        1. 1. Iva (Mell) Howland (29 Dec 1883 – 11 Jul 1973)
    3. 3. Sally Howland (1801 – 1841)

Deborah Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1721
30 April 1721
Birth of Deborah Brayton Shepherd in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1791
22 April 1791
Age 70
Death of Deborah Brayton Shepherd in Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1721
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 April 1791
    Event Place: Somerset, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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