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Jacob Shepard 1741–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 November 1741

Birth Location: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 18 September 1816

Death Location: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Shepard

Mother: Content WHITE

Spouse(s): Lydia Wilde

Children(s):

Jacob Shepard was born in 1741 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Shepard And Content White. Jacob Shepard married Lydia Wilde. Jacob Shepard passed away in 1816 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jacob Shepard was born in 1741 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Thomas Shepard And Content White.
  • Jacob Shepard married Lydia Wilde.
  • Jacob Shepard passed away in 1816 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Jacob Shepard's Ancestors

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Jacob Shepard
1741–1816
Birth Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Shepard
1706–1774
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Content WHITE
1715–1790
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Shepard
1674–1718
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy (Mary Chickering) (Shephard)
1668–1731
Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Cornelius WHITE
1676–1754
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Mehitable White
1685–1759
Boston, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Hannah Ensign
1638–1697
John CHICKERING
1634–1676
Elizabeth Hackburne
1642–1679
Cornelius White
1646–1685
Priscilla Davis
1650–1698
James III
1645–1718
Bathsheba Walker
1655–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hackburne
1610–1643
Katherine Deighton
1614–1671
William Mayflower)
1604–1673
Elizabeth Cadman
1608–1690
Samuel Davis
1617–1672
James 12xggf
1619–1691
Gilbert Brooks
1601–1695

Jacob Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1741
30 November 1741
Birth of Jacob Shepard in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1816
18 September 1816
Age 75
Death of Jacob Shepard in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1741
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 September 1816
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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