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Dorcas Sherman 1760–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1760

Birth Location: Lynn, MA

Death Date: 23 JUN 1791

Death Location: North Reading, MA

Father: Nathaniel Sherman

Mother: Susanna Burnap

Spouse(s): Edward Pratt

Children(s):

In 1760, Dorcas Sherman entered the world in Lynn, MA, born to Nathaniel Sherman And Susanna Burnap. Dorcas Sherman married Edward Pratt. Dorcas Sherman passed away in 1791 in North Reading, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Dorcas Sherman entered the world in Lynn, MA, born to Nathaniel Sherman And Susanna Burnap.
  • Dorcas Sherman married Edward Pratt.
  • Dorcas Sherman passed away in 1791 in North Reading, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sherman
1730–1809
Birth Location: Lynn, MA
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Susanna Burnap
1736–1768
Birth Location: Reading, MA
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Spouses(s)

Edward Pratt
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dorcas Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Sherman
1760–1791
Birth Place: Lynn, MA
Parents
Nathaniel Sherman
1730–1809
Lynn, MA
Susanna Burnap
1736–1768
Reading, MA
Grandparents
Isaac Burnap
1712–1780
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Susannah Emerson
1712–1792
Reading, Middlesex, MA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burnap
1663–1744
Tabitha Eaton
Ebenezer Emerson
1677–1751
Bethia Parker
1685–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Emerson
1620–1679
Elizabeth Bulkeley
1638–1693

Dorcas Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1760
10 JUL 1760
Birth of Dorcas Sherman in Lynn, MA
Lynn, MA
1791
23 JUN 1791
Age 31
Death of Dorcas Sherman in North Reading, MA
North Reading, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1760
    Event Place: Lynn, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JUN 1791
    Event Place: North Reading, MA
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