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Elizabeth Sherwood 1681–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1681

Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 23 April 1747

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Father: Isaac Sherwood

Mother: Elizabeth 8GGF

Spouse(s): Isaac Jr, John Meeker

Children(s): John Meeker, Samuel Hayes, Nathan Meeker, Robert Meaker, Abigail Meeker, Isaac Hayes, John Sanford, Eunice Hayes, Elijah Sanford, Jeremiah Hayes, Elizabeth Meeker, Sarah Meeker, Deborah Meeker, Ebenezer Meeker, Isaac Hayes, Susannah Beers, Sarah Sherwood

Elizabeth Sherwood was born in 1681 in Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of Isaac Sherwood And Elizabeth Jackson Gg7T 8Ggf. In 1695, Elizabeth Sherwood resided in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. In 1701, Elizabeth Sherwood resided in Fairfield. Elizabeth Sherwood married Isaac Hayes Jr, John Meeker, and had children including Abigail Meeker, Deborah Meeker, Ebenezer Meeker, Elijah Sanford, Elizabeth Meeker, Eunice Hayes, Isaac Hayes, Jeremiah Hayes, John Meeker, John Sanford, Nathan Meeker, Robert Meaker, Samuel Hayes, Sarah Meeker, Sarah Meeker Sherwood, Susannah Beers. Elizabeth Sherwood passed away in 1747 in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Sherwood was born in 1681 in Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA, the child of Isaac Sherwood And Elizabeth Jackson Gg7T 8Ggf.
  • In 1695, Elizabeth Sherwood resided in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1701, Elizabeth Sherwood resided in Fairfield.
  • Elizabeth Sherwood married Isaac Hayes Jr, John Meeker, and had children including Abigail Meeker, Deborah Meeker, Ebenezer Meeker, Elijah Sanford, Elizabeth Meeker, Eunice Hayes, Isaac Hayes, Jeremiah Hayes, John Meeker, John Sanford, Nathan Meeker, Robert Meaker, Samuel Hayes, Sarah Meeker, Sarah Meeker Sherwood, Susannah Beers.
  • Elizabeth Sherwood passed away in 1747 in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sherwood
1645–1758
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth 8GGF
1652–1727
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Jr
1682–1712
Birth Location: CT
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John Meeker
1663–1727
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Meeker
1697–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Hayes
1710–1729
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Nathan Meeker
1704–1751
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn., Connecticut, USA
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Robert Meaker
1699–1727
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Abigail Meeker
1710–1795
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial, Connecticut, USA
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Isaac Hayes
1706–1774
Birth Location: Norwalk Twp, Fairfield, Conneticut, Connecticut, USA
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John Sanford
1720–1799
Birth Location: –
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Eunice Hayes
1702–1747
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
EH
Elijah Sanford
1716–1757
Birth Location: Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
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Jeremiah Hayes
1704–1707
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Conn., Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Meeker
1696–1772
Birth Location: Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Meeker
1686–1749
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Meeker
1702–1794
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Ebenezer Meeker
1707–
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Isaac Hayes
1706–1774
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Susannah Beers
1696–1778
Birth Location: Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Sherwood
1696–1749
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
SS

Elizabeth Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Sherwood
1681–1747
Birth Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Isaac Sherwood
1645–1758
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Jackson GG7T) 8GGF
1652–1727
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Sherwood) Jr
1624–1698
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Sherwood's Descendants

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Elizabeth Sherwood (5 May 1681–23 April 1747) m. Isaac (Hayes) Jr (1682–5 January 1712) m. John Meeker (1 March 1663–1727)
  1. 1. John Meeker 1697–
  2. 2. Samuel Hayes 1710–1729
  3. 3. Nathan Meeker 1704–1751
  4. 4. Robert Meaker 1699–1727
  5. 5. Abigail Meeker 1710–1795
  6. 6. Isaac Hayes 1706–1774
  7. 7. John Sanford 1720–1799
  8. 8. Eunice Hayes 1702–1747
  9. 9. Elijah Sanford 1716–1757
  10. 10. Jeremiah Hayes 1704–1707
  11. 11. Elizabeth Meeker 1696–1772
  12. 12. Sarah Meeker 1686–1749 m. David Sherwood 1687–1759
    1. 1. Jabez ((KIA) *1T Sherwood) Sr 1714–1761 m. Elizabeth (m3 (Norwalk\Fairfield\Westport CT) *1T) Philleo 1712–1780
      1. 1. Jabez (Sherwood) II 1744–1825 m. Damaries Cable 1745–1825
        1. 1. Jabez (Sherwood) III 1771–1839 m. Catharine Tuttle 1771–1845
      2. 2. Phinehas Sherwood 1752–1781
      3. 3. Matthew ((Weston CT) *1T Sherwood) Sr 1748–1825 m. Mary Monroe 1747–
        1. 1. Milton (Zuriel) Sherwood 1776–
        2. 2. Matthew Sherwood 1769–
      4. 4. John ((Fairfield-Mamakating NY) *1T) Sherwood 1746–1819 m. Lovisa Sherwood 1748–1830
        1. 1. Betsey Allen 1769–1840
        2. 2. Jabes Sherwood 1785–1846
        3. 3. Sarah Cramer 1772–1846
        4. 4. Solomon Sherwood 1780–1867
      5. 5. Elizabeth ((Westport\Fairfield CT) *1T) Sherwood 1750–1826
    2. 2. Mary Sherwood 1725–
    3. 3. Mary Sherwood 1723–1813
    4. 4. Sarah Sanford 1715–1803
    5. 5. Joseph Sherwood 1712–1760
    6. 6. David Sherwood 1718–1722
    7. 7. Andrew Sherwood 1716–1761
    8. 8. Abel Sherwood 1720–1761 m. Hannah Fountain 1729–1818
      1. 1. Molly Sherwood 1759–1823 m. Phineas Taylor 1760–1837
        1. 1. Irena Barnum 1784–1868 m. Philo Barnum 1778–1826
    9. 9. Hannah Sherwood 1728–
  13. 13. Deborah Meeker 1702–1794
  14. 14. Ebenezer Meeker 1707–
  15. 15. Isaac Hayes 1706–1774
  16. 16. Susannah Beers 1696–1778 m. Ephraim Beers 1688–1759
    1. 1. Nathan Beers 1718–1795 m. Ann Burr 1725–1796
      1. 1. Esther Beers 1753–1828 m. Daniel ROWLAND 1750–1823
        1. 1. SARAH Rowland 1773–1837 m. Thomas Wood 1768–1854
    2. 2. Daniel Beers 1726–1801
    3. 3. Nehemiah Beers 1730–1793
  17. 17. Sarah (Meeker) Sherwood 1696–1749 m. Daniel Sherwood 1686–1749 m. David Sherwood 1686–1759
    1. 1. Abel Sherwood 1720–1761
    2. 2. Jabez Sherwood 1714–

Elizabeth Sherwood's Timeline

4 Records

1681
5 May 1681
Birth of Elizabeth Sherwood in Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
1695
10 Jul 1695
Age 14
Elizabeth Sherwood resided here in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1701
Abt 1701
Age 20
Elizabeth Sherwood resided here in Fairfield
Fairfield
1747
23 April 1747
Age 66
Death of Elizabeth Sherwood in Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1681
    Event Place: Norwalk, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 158
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 24008.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1695
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1701
    Event Place: Fairfield
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 April 1747
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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