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Edward Shepard 1596–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1596

Birth Location: Elmsted, Kent, England

Death Date: 20 June 1680

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Mother: Rebecca Waller

Spouse(s): Violet Stanley

Children(s): John Shepard

Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmsted, Kent, England, the child of John Shepard And Rebecca Waller. Edward Shepard married Violet Stanley, and had children including John Shepard. Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmsted, Kent, England, the child of John Shepard And Rebecca Waller.
  • Edward Shepard married Violet Stanley, and had children including John Shepard.
  • Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Edward Shepard's Ancestors

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Edward Shepard
1596–1680
Birth Place: Elmsted, Kent, England
Parents
Rebecca Waller
1586–
London, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Shepard's Descendants

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Edward Shepard (27 June 1596–20 June 1680) m. Violet Stanley (26 September 1596–9 January 1649)
  1. 1. John Shepard 1623–1707 m. Rebecca Greenhill 1630–1689
    1. 1. John (Shepard) II 1653–1736 m. Hannah Peck 1652–1704
      1. 1. Joseph Shepard 1689–1762 m. Elizabeth Flowers 1692–1750
        1. 1. John (Shepard) Shappard 1735–1806 m. Anna Dillard 1736–1806

Edward Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1596
27 June 1596
Birth of Edward Shepard in Elmsted, Kent, England
Elmsted, Kent, England
1680
20 June 1680
Age 84
Death of Edward Shepard in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1596
    Event Place: Elmsted, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1680
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations

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