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Elkanah Sherman 1780–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1780

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1817

Death Location: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA

Father: Samuel Sherman

Mother: Sarah Benham

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The story of Elkanah Sherman began in 1780 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Elkanah Sherman passed away in 1817 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elkanah Sherman began in 1780 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elkanah Sherman passed away in 1817 in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA.

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Elkanah Sherman's Ancestors

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Elkanah Sherman
1780–1817
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Sherman
1722–1803
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Benham
1731–1802
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Deacon (Samuel) Sherman
1682–1757
Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Knowles
1687–1749
Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Japhet Benham
1697–1691
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Ann Smith
1703–1788
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1650–1730
Elizabeth Thorne
1653–1744
Eleazer Knowles
1645–1731
Mary Porter
1655–1732
John Benham
1664–1744
Comfort Mansfield
1668–1744
Joseph Smith
1681–1749
Hannah Smith
1676–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
HONORABLE John)
1618–1700
Sarah, Mitchell
1621–1680
Sarah Booth
1617–1675
Thomas Knowles
1619–1648
Elizabeth Newman
1623–1645
Daniel MD
1620–1690
Mary Scott
1623–1728
John Benham
1623–1691
Sarah Hurst
1623–1667
Joseph Jr
1637–1692
Joseph Smith
1655–1726
Gershom Hale
1647–1717
Ann Vinton
1656–1696

Elkanah Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Elkanah Sherman in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1817
1817
Age 37
Death of Elkanah Sherman in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA
Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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