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Edward J Shepard 1662 – 1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1662

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America

Death Date: 09 Sep 1711

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut

Father: Dea. Shepard

Mother: ELIZABETH GREENHILL*(GRINNILL)

Spouse(s): Abigail Savage

Children(s): John Shepard

Edward J Shepard was born in 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America, the child of Dea. Sgt. John Shepard and ELIZABETH REBECCA GREENHILL*(GRINNILL). Edward J Shepard married Abigail Savage, and had children including John Shepard. Edward J Shepard passed away in 1711 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Edward J Shepard was born in 1662 in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America, the child of Dea. Sgt. John Shepard and ELIZABETH REBECCA GREENHILL*(GRINNILL).
  • Edward J Shepard married Abigail Savage, and had children including John Shepard.
  • Edward J Shepard passed away in 1711 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dea. Shepard
1623 – 1707
Birth Location: Lawford, Essex, England
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ELIZABETH GREENHILL*(GRINNILL)
1630 – 1689
Birth Location: Staplehurst, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Savage
1666 – 1719
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Shepard
1688 – 1763
Birth Location: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
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Edward Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Edward Shepard
1662 – 1711
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
Parents
Dea. Sgt. John Shepard
1623 – 1707
Lawford, Essex, England
ELIZABETH (REBECCA) GREENHILL*(GRINNILL)
1630 – 1689
Staplehurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Shepard's Descendants

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Edward (J) Shepard (31 Jul 1662 – 09 Sep 1711) m. Abigail Savage (10 Jul 1666 – 16 Oct 1719)
  1. 1. John Shepard (19 Feb 1688 – 8 Jan 1763) m. Sarah Clark (8 Sep 1692 – 31 May 1737)
    1. 1. John Shepard (19 Jan 1722 – 1 Apr 1795) m. Silence Penfield (3 Mar 1724 – 28 Jan 1792)
      1. 1. Bethiah Shepard (18 Nov 1759 – 24 Mar 1826) m. Daniel Goodrich (25 Mar 1752 – 2 Jun 1826)
        1. 1. Lucy Goodrich (25 May 1787 – 12 May 1852) m. David (Crocker) Blossom (1 Feb 1784 – 12 Jun 1868)

Edward Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1662
31 Jul 1662
Birth of Edward J Shepard in Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
1711
09 Sep 1711
Age 49
Death of Edward J Shepard in Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut
Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1662
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1711
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex Co, Colony of Connecticut
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