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Jerusha Shepard 1729–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 JUL 1729

Birth Location: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: BEF 27 DEC 1791

Death Location: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Father: John Shepard

Mother: Rebecca Beaman

Spouse(s): William Wentworth

Children(s):

In 1729, Jerusha Shepard entered the world in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to John Shepard And Rebecca Beaman. Jerusha Shepard married William Wentworth. Jerusha Shepard passed away in 1791 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1729, Jerusha Shepard entered the world in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to John Shepard And Rebecca Beaman.
  • Jerusha Shepard married William Wentworth.
  • Jerusha Shepard passed away in 1791 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

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Children(s)

Jerusha Shepard's Ancestors

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Jerusha Shepard
1729–1791
Birth Place: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Parents
John Shepard
1710–1789
Hartford, Hartford, Ct.
Rebecca Beaman
1692–1777
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Samuel Shepard
1683–1758
Hartford, CT
Bethia Steele
1690–
Hartford, Hartford, Conn
Great-Grandparents
John Steele
1660–1697
Melatiah Bradford
1664–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1624–
Alice Richards
1627–1671

Jerusha Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1729
20 JUL 1729
Birth of Jerusha Shepard in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1791
BEF 27 DEC 1791
Age 62
Death of Jerusha Shepard in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 JUL 1729
    Event Place: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 20:14), entry for Jerusha Shepard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KPDT-LRN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 20:14), entry for Jerusha Shepard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KPDT-LRN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 20:14), entry for Jerusha Shepard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KPDT-LRN

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 27 DEC 1791
    Event Place: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 07 August 2018, 20:14), entry for Jerusha Shepard(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KPDT-LRN

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