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Elizabeth SHEFFIELD 1698–1757 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUN 1698

Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island

Death Date: 12 OCT 1757

Death Location: Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island

Father: Joseph SHEFFIELD

Mother: Mary SHERIFF

Spouse(s): Joseph [WAITE]

Children(s): Samuel [WAITE]

The story of Elizabeth SHEFFIELD began in 1698 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Elizabeth SHEFFIELD married Joseph Wait Waite, and had children including Samuel Wait Waite. Elizabeth SHEFFIELD passed away in 1757 in Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth SHEFFIELD began in 1698 in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
  • Elizabeth SHEFFIELD married Joseph Wait Waite, and had children including Samuel Wait Waite.
  • Elizabeth SHEFFIELD passed away in 1757 in Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island.

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Elizabeth SHEFFIELD's Ancestors

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Elizabeth SHEFFIELD
1698–1757
Birth Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Parents
Joseph SHEFFIELD
1661–1706
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Mary SHERIFF
1664–1718
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Grandparents
Ichabod SHEFFIELD
1630–1712
Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Mary PARKER
1646–1712
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Edmund SHEFFIELD
1580–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth SHEFFIELD's Descendants

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Elizabeth SHEFFIELD (1 JUN 1698–12 OCT 1757) m. Joseph (WAIT) [WAITE] (27 APR 1697–8 JUL 1776)
  1. 1. Samuel (WAIT) [WAITE] 1725– m. Anphillus JENCKS 1730–1770
    1. 1. Nathanial (WAIT) [WAITE] 1762–1813 m. Mary GRANT 1765–1852
      1. 1. Johnathan (Grant WAIT) [WAITE] 1795–1872 m. Mary (‘Polly’) HILLIKER 1798–1880
        1. 1. Matilda (J. WAIT) [WAITE] 1826–1881 m. Charles (Emery HILL) [PAT-JUDY] 1825–1864
        2. 2. Henry (W. WAIT) [WAITE] 1834–1922

Elizabeth SHEFFIELD's Timeline

2 Records

1698
1 JUN 1698
Birth of Elizabeth SHEFFIELD in Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
1757
12 OCT 1757
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth SHEFFIELD in Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1698
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport Co., Rhode Island
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with Stephen Coe Mannell on Ancestry. This information is from his tree.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1757
    Event Place: Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, I have a DNA match with Stephen Coe Mannell on Ancestry. This information is from his tree.

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