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John Shepard 1623–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1623

Birth Location: Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 June 1707

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Edward Shepherd

Mother: Violet Stanley

Spouse(s): Susanna None, Rebecca Greenhill, Martha None

Children(s): Violett Shepard

John Shepard was born in 1623 in Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Shepherd And Violet Stanley. In 1675, John Shepard resided in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts. John Shepard married Martha, Rebecca Greenhill, Susanna, and had children including Violett Shepard. John Shepard passed away in 1707 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shepard was born in 1623 in Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Shepherd And Violet Stanley.
  • In 1675, John Shepard resided in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  • John Shepard married Martha, Rebecca Greenhill, Susanna, and had children including Violett Shepard.
  • John Shepard passed away in 1707 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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John Shepard's Ancestors

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John Shepard
1623–1707
Birth Place: Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Shepherd
1596–1680
Elmstead, Tendring District, Essex, England
Violet Stanley
1605–1648
of England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shepard's Descendants

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John Shepard (5 November 1623–12 June 1707) m. Susanna (–Bef. 1698) m. Rebecca Greenhill (–Bef. 1691) m. Martha (–after 1707)
  1. 1. Violett Shepard 1658–1682 m. John Stedman 1651–1734
    1. 1. John (Stedman) III 1679–1737 m. Abigail Andrews 1686–1744
      1. 1. Abigail Stedman 1704–1744 m. William (Hamlin) II 1702–1744
        1. 1. William Hamlin 1733–1775 m. Mercy Barnum 1736–1813
        2. 2. Simeon Hamlin 1739–1800
        3. 3. Capt. (Nathaniel) Hamlin 1739–1818
        4. 4. David Hamlin 1743–
        5. 5. Abigail Hamlin 1741–1764
        6. 6. John Hamlin 1736–1821

John Shepard's Timeline

3 Records

1623
5 November 1623
Birth of John Shepard in Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1675
1675
Age 52
John Shepard resided here in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1707
12 June 1707
Age 84
Death of John Shepard in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1623
    Event Place: Lawford Parish, Lawford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1650; Page Number: 262

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1707
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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