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Edward Shepard 1596–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1596

Birth Location: Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 June 1680

Death Location: Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edward Shepard

Mother: Katherine Becham

Spouse(s): Violet Stanley

Children(s): Elizabeth Sheppard, John Shepard, Abigail Shepard, Deborah Shepard, Sarah Shepard

Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Shepard And Katherine Becham. Edward Shepard married Violet Stanley, and had children including Abigail Shepard, Deborah Shepard, Elizabeth Sheppard, John Shepard, Sarah Shepard. Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Shepard was born in 1596 in Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Shepard And Katherine Becham.
  • Edward Shepard married Violet Stanley, and had children including Abigail Shepard, Deborah Shepard, Elizabeth Sheppard, John Shepard, Sarah Shepard.
  • Edward Shepard passed away in 1680 in Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Shepard
1570–1608
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Katherine Becham
1572–1608
Birth Location: Essex, England
KB

Spouses(s)

Violet Stanley
1596–1649
Birth Location: Mistley, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Sheppard
1621–1695
Birth Location: Newtown, Nassau, New York, United States
ES
John Shepard
1627–1707
Birth Location: of England
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Abigail Shepard
1624–1661
Birth Location: of England
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Deborah Shepard
1626–1705
Birth Location: of England
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Sarah Shepard
1633–1680
Birth Location: of Dedham, Norfolk, England, Great Britain
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Edward Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Edward Shepard
1596–1680
Birth Place: Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Shepard
1570–1608
Essex, England
Katherine Becham
1572–1608
Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Beckham\Becham
1545–1592
Little Fransham, Norfolk, England
Margaret Revell
1545–
Nayland, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Cecily Jenison
1525–1562
Walter Beckham
1523–1560
William Revell
1500–1550
Alice Jenawaye
1520–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Beckham
1438–1558
Alice Poppy
1514–1576
John Revell
1475–1535
Jane North
1479–

Edward Shepard's Descendants

1.
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Edward Shepard (27 June 1596–20 June 1680) m. Violet Stanley (September 1596–9 January 1649)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sheppard 1621–1695
    1. 1. Sarah Strickland 1644–1742 m. Thomas Roberts 1636–1679
      1. 1. Jonathan (M) Roberts 1665–1740
        1. 1. Jemima (Abigail) Roberts 1706–1770
  2. 2. John Shepard 1627–1707
  3. 3. Abigail Shepard 1624–1661
  4. 4. Deborah Shepard 1626–1705
  5. 5. Sarah Shepard 1633–1680

Edward Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1596
27 June 1596
Birth of Edward Shepard in Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1680
20 June 1680
Age 84
Death of Edward Shepard in Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1596
    Event Place: Elmstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 June 1680
    Event Place: Cambridge City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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