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James Sherwood 1784–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1784

Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 4 Aug 1856

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: Capt Sherwood

Mother: *Annah Brownson

Spouse(s): Martha Tupper

Children(s): Thomas Sherwood, Charlotte Sherwood, George Sherwood, Alpheus Sherwood, Anna Sherwood, Augustus Sherwood, Hamilton Sherwood, Jane Sherwood

James Sherwood was born in 1784 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Capt Thomas J Sherwood And Annah Sherwood Brownson. James Sherwood married Martha Tupper, and had children including Alpheus Sherwood, Anna Sherwood, Augustus Emerson Sherwood, Charlotte Sherwood, George D Sherwood, Hamilton Nelson Sherwood, Jane Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood. James Sherwood passed away in 1856 in Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Sherwood was born in 1784 in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the child of Capt Thomas J Sherwood And Annah Sherwood Brownson.
  • James Sherwood married Martha Tupper, and had children including Alpheus Sherwood, Anna Sherwood, Augustus Emerson Sherwood, Charlotte Sherwood, George D Sherwood, Hamilton Nelson Sherwood, Jane Sherwood, Thomas Sherwood.
  • James Sherwood passed away in 1856 in Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Sherwood
1745–1826
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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*Annah Brownson
1752–1801
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Tupper
1789–1865
Birth Location: ,,New Brunswick,Canada
MT

Children(s)

Thomas Sherwood
1813–1895
Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Charlotte Sherwood
1814–1834
Birth Location: Leeds & Grenville Elizabethtown, Ont
CS
George Sherwood
1835–
Birth Location: of Leeds, Ontario, Canada
GS
Alpheus Sherwood
1816–1889
Birth Location: Sherwood Springs, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
AS
Anna Sherwood
1810–1894
Birth Location: Sherwood Springs, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
AS
Augustus Sherwood
1822–1874
Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
AS
Hamilton Sherwood
1808–1878
Birth Location: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Jane Sherwood
1822–1902
Birth Location: Leeds & Grenville, Elizabethtown, Ontario, Canada
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James Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
James Sherwood
1784–1856
Birth Place: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Capt Thomas J Sherwood
1745–1826
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
*Annah (Sherwood) Brownson
1752–1801
New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
*Capt (Seth) Sherwood
1720–1784
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Pitcher
1722–1818
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Samuel Brownson
1721–1809
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Bradshaw
1722–1813
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dr
1686–1727
Abigail Darling
1686–1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1653–1689
Sarah Hurd
1665–1727
Samuel Darling
1667–1711
Mary Burroughs
1671–1777

James Sherwood's Descendants

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James Sherwood (Sep 1784–4 Aug 1856) m. Martha Tupper (1789–29 Nov 1865)
  1. 1. Thomas Sherwood 1813–1895 m. Jane (Maria Sherwood) Tupper 1805–1894
  2. 2. Charlotte Sherwood 1814–1834
  3. 3. George (D) Sherwood 1835–
  4. 4. Alpheus Sherwood 1816–1889 m. Jane Foster 1821–1890
    1. 1. Malcolm (Sherwood) Sr 1848–1928
    2. 2. Catherine (E) Sherwood 1845–1916
  5. 5. Anna Sherwood 1810–1894
  6. 6. Augustus (Emerson) Sherwood 1822–1874
  7. 7. Hamilton (Nelson) Sherwood 1808–1878
  8. 8. Jane Sherwood 1822–1902

James Sherwood's Timeline

3 Records

1784
Sep 1784
Birth of James Sherwood in Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1801
1801
Age 17
James Sherwood was married in Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1856
4 Aug 1856
Age 72
Death of James Sherwood in elizabethtown kitley leed grenville ontario
elizabethtown kitley leed grenville ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1784
    Event Place: Brockville, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1856
    Event Place: elizabethtown kitley leed grenville ontario
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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