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Hester Sherman 1606–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1666

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edmund Sherman

Mother: Grace Makin

Spouse(s): Andrew Ward

Children(s): Sarah Ward, Esther Ward, Andrew Ward, Samuel Ward, Abigail Ward

Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Sherman And Grace Makin. Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward, and had children including Abigail Ward, Andrew Ward, Esther Mary Hester Ward, Samuel Ward, Sarah Ward. Hester Sherman passed away in 1666 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Hester Sherman was born in 1606 in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Sherman And Grace Makin.
  • Hester Sherman married Andrew Ward, and had children including Abigail Ward, Andrew Ward, Esther Mary Hester Ward, Samuel Ward, Sarah Ward.
  • Hester Sherman passed away in 1666 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Birth Location: Stratford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Grace Makin
1578–1643
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

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

Sarah Ward
1641–1684
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn, Connecticut, USA
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Esther Ward
1633–
Birth Location: Watertown, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Andrew Ward
1644–1691
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Ward
1646–1693
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
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Abigail Ward
1643–1718
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Conn, Connecticut, USA
AW

Hester Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Hester Sherman
1606–1666
Birth Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Stratford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace Makin
1578–1643
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hester Sherman's Descendants

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Hester Sherman (1606–1666) m. Andrew Ward (1597–1659)
  1. 1. Sarah Ward 1641–1684 m. Nathaniel Burr 1640–1712
    1. 1. Rebekah Burr 1681–1721 m. Samuel Sherwood 1680–1732
      1. 1. Samuel Sherwood 1699–1768 m. Jane Burr 1701–1779
        1. 1. Sarah Sherwood 1722–1758 m. Joseph Rowland 1722–1772
  2. 2. Esther (Mary Hester) Ward 1633–
  3. 3. Andrew Ward 1644–1691
  4. 4. Samuel Ward 1646–1693
  5. 5. Abigail Ward 1643–1718

Hester Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1606
1606
Birth of Hester Sherman in Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1666
1666
Age 60
Death of Hester Sherman in Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1606
    Event Place: Dedham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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