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Hester Sherman 1606 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1606

Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

Death Date: 28 Feb 1665

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edmund Sherman

Mother: Grace Makin

Spouse(s): Andrew Ward

Children(s): Sarah Ward

Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Sherman and Grace Makin. Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward, and had children including Sarah Ward. Hester Sherman passed away in 1665 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Sherman and Grace Makin.
  • Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward, and had children including Sarah Ward.
  • Hester Sherman passed away in 1665 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Sherman
1572 – 1641
Birth Location: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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Grace Makin
1578 – 1644
Birth Location: Fingringhoe, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Ward
1597 – 1659
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Ward
1639 – 1684
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Hester Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Hester Sherman
1606 – 1665
Birth Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Parents
Edmund Sherman
1572 – 1641
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grace Makin
1578 – 1644
Fingringhoe, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Sherman's Descendants

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Hester Sherman (1 Apr 1606 – 28 Feb 1665) m. Andrew Ward (1597 – 28 Feb 1659)
  1. 1. Sarah Ward (Mar 1639 – 1684) m. Nathaniel Burr (1640 – 26 Feb 1712)
    1. 1. Ann Burr (1676 – 14 Mar 1748) m. Gideon Allen (9 Aug 1671 – 14 May 1748)
      1. 1. Lieut. (David) Allen (4 Jul 1714 – 8 Sep 1777) m. Sarah Gold (01 Jun 1718 – February 1778)
        1. 1. Mary Allen (6 May 1752 – 23 Sep 1830) m. Lt. (Abijah) Morehouse (25 Jan 1748/49 – 9 Nov 1809)

Hester Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1 Apr 1606
Birth of Hester Sherman in Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
1665
28 Feb 1665
Age 59
Death of Hester Sherman in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1606
    Event Place: Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1665
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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