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John Shepard 1688 – 1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1688

Birth Location: Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1763

Death Location: Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut

Father: Edward Shepard

Mother: Abigail Savage

Spouse(s): Sarah Clark

Children(s): John Shepard

John Shepard was born in 1688 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA, the child of Edward J Shepard and Abigail Savage. John Shepard married Sarah Clark, and had children including John Shepard. John Shepard passed away in 1763 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • John Shepard was born in 1688 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA, the child of Edward J Shepard and Abigail Savage.
  • John Shepard married Sarah Clark, and had children including John Shepard.
  • John Shepard passed away in 1763 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Shepard
1662 – 1711
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
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Abigail Savage
1666 – 1719
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Clark
1692 – 1737
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, British American Colonies
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Children(s)

John Shepard
1722 – 1795
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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John Shepard's Ancestors

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John Shepard
1688 – 1763
Birth Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Edward J Shepard
1662 – 1711
Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
Abigail Savage
1666 – 1719
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Dea. (Sgt. John) Shepard
1623 – 1707
Lawford, Essex, England
ELIZABETH (REBECCA) GREENHILL*(GRINNILL)
1630 – 1689
Staplehurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shepard's Descendants

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John Shepard (19 Feb 1688 – 8 Jan 1763) m. Sarah Clark (8 Sep 1692 – 31 May 1737)
  1. 1. John Shepard (19 Jan 1722 – 1 Apr 1795) m. Silence Penfield (3 Mar 1724 – 28 Jan 1792)
    1. 1. Bethiah Shepard (18 Nov 1759 – 24 Mar 1826) m. Daniel Goodrich (25 Mar 1752 – 2 Jun 1826)
      1. 1. Lucy Goodrich (25 May 1787 – 12 May 1852) m. David (Crocker) Blossom (1 Feb 1784 – 12 Jun 1868)
        1. 1. Hiram (S) Blossom (7 Jan 1820 – 30 Sep 1852) m. Phoebe (Jane) Woodard (17 Oct 1826 – 15 Jul 1886)

John Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1688
19 Feb 1688
Birth of John Shepard in Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
1763
8 Jan 1763
Age 75
Death of John Shepard in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut
Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1688
    Event Place: Middletown, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut
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