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Henry John Shepherd 1690 – 1746 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28-Nov-1690

Birth Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 1746

Death Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Edward Shepherd

Mother: Elizabeth Flindell

Spouse(s): Rose Rechford

Children(s): Edward Shepherd

Henry John Shepherd was born in 1690 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Shepherd and Elizabeth Flindell. Henry John Shepherd married Rose Rechford, and had children including Edward Shepherd. Henry John Shepherd passed away in 1746 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Henry John Shepherd was born in 1690 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Shepherd and Elizabeth Flindell.
  • Henry John Shepherd married Rose Rechford, and had children including Edward Shepherd.
  • Henry John Shepherd passed away in 1746 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Henry Shepherd's Ancestors

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Henry Shepherd
1690 – 1746
Birth Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edward Shepherd
1665 –
Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Flindell
1660 – 1753
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (Shape) Shepherd
1637 – 1704
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Susan Mann
1637 – 1701
Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Shepherd
1597 – 1660
Mary (Smith)
1598 – 1670
John Mann
1615 – 1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Smythe)
1585 – 1651

Henry Shepherd's Descendants

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Henry (John) Shepherd (28-Nov-1690 – 1746) m. Rose Rechford (1690 – 03-Oct-1746)
  1. 1. Edward Shepherd (1723 – 11-Oct-1782) m. Mary Pierce (1728 – 1781)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Shepherd (1756 – 19 August 1846) m. Christopher Ellison (1747 – 1796)
      1. 1. Bridget Ellison (1782 – 7 October 1854) m. John Fothergill (19 May 1776 – 16 March 1858)
        1. 1. George Fothergill (15 Mar 1806 – 19 January 1866) m. Sarah Milner (24 May 1807 – 26 June 1870)

Henry Shepherd's Timeline

2 Records

1690
28-Nov-1690
Birth of Henry John Shepherd in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1746
1746
Age 56
Death of Henry John Shepherd in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28-Nov-1690
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

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