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Eleanor Sherwin 1696–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1696

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 11 August 1757

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Sherwin

Mother: Mary Chandler

Spouse(s): Jacob How

Children(s): Jacob How

In 1696, Eleanor Sherwin entered the world in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, born to John Sherwin And Mary Chandler. Eleanor Sherwin married Jacob How, and had children including Jacob How. Eleanor Sherwin passed away in 1757 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Eleanor Sherwin entered the world in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, born to John Sherwin And Mary Chandler.
  • Eleanor Sherwin married Jacob How, and had children including Jacob How.
  • Eleanor Sherwin passed away in 1757 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Eleanor Sherwin's Ancestors

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Eleanor Sherwin
1696–1757
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
Parents
John Sherwin
–1726
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Chandler
1659–1745
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert Sherwin
1602–1680
Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England
William Chandler
–1698
Mary Dane
1638–1679
Ipswich, Mass
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Sherwin's Descendants

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Eleanor Sherwin (28 Jun 1696–11 August 1757) m. Jacob How (–6 February 1772)
  1. 1. Jacob How 1723–1806

Eleanor Sherwin's Timeline

2 Records

1696
28 Jun 1696
Birth of Eleanor Sherwin in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
1757
11 August 1757
Age 61
Death of Eleanor Sherwin in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1696
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Chandler family, the descendants of William and Annis Chandler who settled in Roxbury, Massachu

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1757
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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