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James Shepard 1714–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1714

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 11 Aug 1790

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Father: Samuel Shepard

Mother: Bethia Steele

Spouse(s): Sarah Hopkins

Children(s): Wealthy Shepard

James Shepard was born in 1714 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Shepard And Bethia Steele. James Shepard married Sarah Hopkins, and had children including Wealthy Shepard. James Shepard passed away in 1790 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • James Shepard was born in 1714 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel Shepard And Bethia Steele.
  • James Shepard married Sarah Hopkins, and had children including Wealthy Shepard.
  • James Shepard passed away in 1790 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

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James Shepard's Ancestors

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James Shepard
1714–1790
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Shepard
1684–1750
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Bethia Steele
1689–1731
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
John Shephard
1657–1736
Hannah Peck
1656–1704
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
John Steele
1660–1698
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Melatia Bradford
1664–1739
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Steele
1622–1675
Anna Bishop
1622–1672
William Bradford
1624–1703
Alice Richards
1627–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Governor
1590–1657
Alice Carpenter
1590–1670

James Shepard's Descendants

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James Shepard (27 April 1714–11 Aug 1790) m. Sarah Hopkins (28 October 1719–13 January 1762)
  1. 1. Wealthy Shepard 1753–1812 m. Israel (Hezekiah) Merrill 1750–1801 m. Josiah Dickinson 1750–1812
    1. 1. Epaphras Merrill 1780–1822 m. Sally Taylor 1780–
      1. 1. Austin (Shepherd) Merrill 1802–1874 m. Laura (Wilder) Harris 1810–1883
        1. 1. Horatio (Harris) Merrill 1837–1895 m. Martha (Martine) Merrill 1851–1870 m. Jennette ((Janet)) Webb 1846–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Smith 1858–1952
        2. 2. Freeborn (Shepherd) Merrill 1848–1930
        3. 3. Ira (Elias) Merrill 1835–1860 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–1926
        4. 4. Sarah (Cornelia) Noble 1843–1926
        5. 5. Austin (Taylor) Merrill 1845–1895
        6. 6. Solyman (Sylvanus) Merrill 1840–1913 m. Lucinda (Jane) Olmstead 1841–1926
        7. 7. Laura (Cordellia) Cox 1833–1896 m. Jehu Cox 1837–1889
    2. 2. Wealthy Dickinson –1838
    3. 3. Seth (Hopkins) Dickinson –1805
    4. 4. Caroline Dickenson –1810
    5. 5. Sally Dickinson 1775–1792
    6. 6. Sarah (S.) Dickinson 1792–1855
    7. 7. Frederick Dickinson –1854
    8. 8. Child Merrill 1789–1790
    9. 9. Sally Merrill 1783–1824
    10. 10. Henry Merrill 1789–

James Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1714
27 April 1714
Birth of James Shepard in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1790
11 Aug 1790
Age 76
Death of James Shepard in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1714
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

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