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Elkanah Sherman 1674–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 May 1674

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Edmund Sherman

Mother: Dorcus Hicks

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The story of Elkanah Sherman began in 1674 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Elkanah Sherman passed away in 1778 in Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elkanah Sherman began in 1674 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elkanah Sherman passed away in 1778 in Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Elkanah Sherman's Ancestors

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Elkanah Sherman
1674–1778
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edmund Sherman
1641–1719
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Dorcus Hicks
1650–1700
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Phillip Sherman
1610–1687
Dedham, Essex County, England
Sara Odding
1608–1686
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sherman
1573–1615
Phillippa Ward
1577–1613
George Odding
1558–1612
Margaret Lang
1567–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sherman
1546–1610
Susan Lawrence
1551–1610

Elkanah Sherman's Timeline

4 Records

1674
06 May 1674
Birth of Elkanah Sherman
None
1674
06 May 1674
Birth of Elkanah Sherman in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1723
Bet. 1723–1766
Age 49
Death of Elkanah Sherman
None
1778
1778
Age 104
Death of Elkanah Sherman in Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 May 1674

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 May 1674
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1723–1766

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Kent, Rhode Island, USA

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