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Eleazer Sherwood 1733–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 OCT 1733

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 15 FEB 1808

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Father: Joseph Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Osborn

Spouse(s): Mary Squire

Children(s): Eleazer Sherwood, Mary Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, Betsey Sherwood, Hezekiah Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood

Eleazer Sherwood was born in 1733 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of Joseph Sherwood And Sarah Osborn. Eleazer Sherwood married Mary Squire, and had children including Betsey Sherwood, Eleazer Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Hezekiah Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, Mary Sherwood. Eleazer Sherwood passed away in 1808 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

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Biography

  • Eleazer Sherwood was born in 1733 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, the child of Joseph Sherwood And Sarah Osborn.
  • Eleazer Sherwood married Mary Squire, and had children including Betsey Sherwood, Eleazer Sherwood, Elizabeth Sherwood, Eunice Sherwood, Hezekiah Sherwood, Levi Sherwood, Mary Sherwood.
  • Eleazer Sherwood passed away in 1808 in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Sherwood
1702–1793
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Sarah Osborn
1711–1793
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary Squire
1748–1828
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Children(s)

Eleazer Sherwood
1771–1814
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Mary Sherwood
1772–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Levi Sherwood
1774–1823
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Betsey Sherwood
1776–1781
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Hezekiah Sherwood
1777–1851
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Eunice Sherwood
1780–1848
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Elizabeth Sherwood
1786–1845
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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Eleazer Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Eleazer Sherwood
1733–1808
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Joseph Sherwood
1702–1793
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Sarah Osborn
1711–1793
Grandparents
Benjamin Sherwood
1669–1737
Greenfield, Fairfield, CT
Sarah Unknown
1673–
Greenfield, Fairfield, CT
David ((Sgt.)) Osborn
1686–1727
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Dorothy Bulkeley
1686–1734
Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1624–1698
Anna Turney
1637–1673
John Osborn
1645–1709
Sarah Bennett
1654–1726
Peter Bulkeley
1643–1691
Margaret Foxcraft
1645–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1656
Alice Seabrook
1587–1636
Benjamin Turney
1605–1648
Mary Odell
1605–1648
Richard Osborn
1618–1685
Mary Bedient
1620–1677
James Bennett
1618–1659
Hannah Wheeler
1616–1659
Peter Bulkeley
1582–1658
Grace Chetwood
1602–1669

Eleazer Sherwood's Descendants

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Eleazer Sherwood (18 OCT 1733–15 FEB 1808) m. Mary Squire (22 SEP 1748–18 JUL 1828)
  1. 1. Eleazer Sherwood 1771–1814 m. Joanna Sherwood 1776–1814
    1. 1. Polly Sherwood 1795–1823 m. Gideon Morehouse 1783–1861
    2. 2. Sarah Sherwood 1797–1821
    3. 3. Sheldon Sherwood 1801–1822
    4. 4. Hezekiah Sherwood 1804–1824
    5. 5. Jesup Sherwood 1808– m. Mary Unknown 1811–
  2. 2. Mary Sherwood 1772–
  3. 3. Levi Sherwood 1774–1823 m. Alethea Smith 1790–1880
    1. 1. Anna Sherwood 1812–
    2. 2. Lorinda Sherwood 1823–1892 m. Jonathan Banks 1815–
      1. 1. Mary (Josephine) Banks
      2. 2. Ann (Augusta) Banks
      3. 3. Royal Banks
      4. 4. Georgia Banks
      5. 5. Emma Banks
    3. 3. Arata Sherwood
    4. 4. Mary Sherwood 1812–1824
  4. 4. Betsey Sherwood 1776–1781
  5. 5. Hezekiah Sherwood 1777–1851 m. Sarah Gilbert 1777–1858 m. Mabel Banks 1781–1805
    1. 1. Emory Sherwood 1810–1860 m. Betsey Wakeman 1806–1889
      1. 1. Laurinda (W.) Sherwood 1840–1875 m. Arthur Merwin
      2. 2. Sarah (A.) Sherwood 1844–1881 m. A.C. Lyon
    2. 2. Lydia Sherwood 1814–1893 m. Moses Wakeman 1815–1894 m. Moses Wakeman
      1. 1. Moses (Aaron) Wakeman 1839– m. Mary Williams 1842–
        1. 1. Frederick (Bradley) Wakeman 1864–
      2. 2. Charles (Burr) Wakeman 1852– m. Julia (H.) Lockwood 1858–
        1. 1. Charles (William) Wakeman 1878–
        2. 2. Lillian (May) Wakeman 1890–
      3. 3. Alida (Bell) Wakeman 1859– m. Melzar Brotherton
        1. 1. Mary (Etta) Brotherton 1884–
        2. 2. Sarah (L.) Brotherton 1891–
        3. 3. Ethel Brotherton 1894–
    3. 3. Charlotte Sherwood 1799–1835 m. Willis Nichols 1797–1877
    4. 4. Eleazer Sherwood 1817–1874 m. Sarah Sturges 1816–1885
    5. 5. Mabel Sherwood 1804–1849 m. Charles Oakley
    6. 6. Polly (Ann) Sherwood 1807–1885 m. Aaron Banks 1797–1859
    7. 7. Almira Sherwood 1820–1885 m. Francis (Bradley) Banks 1817–1904
      1. 1. Francis (Bradley) Banks 1840–1915 m. Amelia (Jennette) Osborne 1848–1925
        1. 1. Albert (Bradley) Banks 1870–1893
        2. 2. Leroy (Burdette) Banks 1875–1923 m. Anna (M.) Allen 1870–1905
        3. 3. Florence (Belle) Banks 1880–1937 m. Owen (J.) Cole 1875–1942
        4. 4. Corrine (Adele) Banks 1884–1967 m. Elmo (Leroy) Pearce 1896–1949
    8. 8. Eli Sherwood 1801–1880 m. Ann (Caroline) Banks 1805–1881
  6. 6. Eunice Sherwood 1780–1848
  7. 7. Elizabeth Sherwood 1786–1845 m. Daniel Smith 1789–1866
    1. 1. Malvina Smith 1813– m. Unknown Wheeler
    2. 2. Betsey Smith m. Unknown Banks
    3. 3. David Smith
    4. 4. Horace Smith
    5. 5. William Smith 1824–1826
    6. 6. William Smith 1827–1858

Eleazer Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1733
18 OCT 1733
Birth of Eleazer Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
1808
15 FEB 1808
Age 75
Death of Eleazer Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1733
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1808
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
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