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Ira Shepard 1791–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 NOV 1791

Birth Location: Newtown, CT

Death Date: 16 MAY 1846

Death Location: Newtown, CT

Father: James Shepard

Mother: Ruanna Merritt

Spouse(s): Fanny Turner, Nannie Watkins

Children(s):

Ira Shepard was born in 1791 in Newtown, CT, the child of James Shepard And Ruanna Merritt. Ira Shepard married Fanny Turner, Nannie Watkins. Ira Shepard passed away in 1846 in Newtown, CT.

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Biography

  • Ira Shepard was born in 1791 in Newtown, CT, the child of James Shepard And Ruanna Merritt.
  • Ira Shepard married Fanny Turner, Nannie Watkins.
  • Ira Shepard passed away in 1846 in Newtown, CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Shepard
1749–1816
Birth Location: Newtown, CT
JS
Ruanna Merritt
1748–1794
Birth Location: Stratford, CT
RM

Spouses(s)

Fanny Turner
1803–1863
Birth Location: –
FT
Nannie Watkins
1793–1824
Birth Location: Of, Newtown, Fairfield, Conn.
NW

Children(s)

Ira Shepard's Ancestors

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Ira Shepard
1791–1846
Birth Place: Newtown, CT
Parents
James Shepard
1749–1816
Newtown, CT
Ruanna Merritt
1748–1794
Stratford, CT
Grandparents
George Merritt
1691–1753
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Kezia Morehouse
1710–1755
Stratfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
Noah Morehouse
1688–1750
Martha Summers
1688–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Summers
1651–1717
Sarah Gregory
1647–1695

Ira Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1791
20 NOV 1791
Birth of Ira Shepard in Newtown, CT
Newtown, CT
1846
16 MAY 1846
Age 55
Death of Ira Shepard in Newtown, CT
Newtown, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 NOV 1791
    Event Place: Newtown, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1846
    Event Place: Newtown, CT
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