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Jacob Shepard 1674–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1674

Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 27 November 1718

Death Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shepard

Mother: Hannah Ensign

Spouse(s): Mercy (Shephard)

Children(s): Thomas Shepard, Capt. Shepard

The story of Jacob Shepard began in 1674 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Jacob Shepard married Mercy Mary Chickering Shephard, and had children including Capt Benjamin Shepard, Thomas Shepard. Jacob Shepard passed away in 1718 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Shepard began in 1674 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Jacob Shepard married Mercy Mary Chickering Shephard, and had children including Capt Benjamin Shepard, Thomas Shepard.
  • Jacob Shepard passed away in 1718 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Hannah Ensign
1638–1697
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy (Shephard)
1668–1731
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Shepard
1706–1774
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Capt. Shepard
1710–1777
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Jacob Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Shepard
1674–1718
Birth Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Malden, Middlesex, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Ensign
1638–1697
Scituate, Plymouth, American Colonies, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Shepard's Descendants

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Jacob Shepard (22 August 1674–27 November 1718) m. Mercy (Mary Chickering) (Shephard) (13 Mar 1668–30 Mar 1731)
  1. 1. Thomas Shepard 1706–1774 m. Content WHITE 1715–1790
    1. 1. Jacob Shepard 1741–1816 m. Lydia Wilde 1751–1822
  2. 2. Capt. (Benjamin) Shepard 1710–1777 m. Hephzibah Shepard 1716–1804
    1. 1. Timothy Shepard 1750–1803
    2. 2. Chickering Balcom 1738–1814
    3. 3. Jonathan Shepard 1743–1822
    4. 4. Benjamin Shepard 1746–1839

Jacob Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1674
22 August 1674
Birth of Jacob Shepard in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1718
27 November 1718
Age 44
Death of Jacob Shepard in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1674
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1718
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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