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John Shepard 1722 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jan 1722

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1 Apr 1795

Death Location: Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Shepard

Mother: Sarah Clark

Spouse(s): Silence Penfield

Children(s): Bethiah Shepard

The story of John Shepard began in 1722 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA. John Shepard married Silence Penfield, and had children including Bethiah Shepard. John Shepard passed away in 1795 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Shepard began in 1722 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.
  • John Shepard married Silence Penfield, and had children including Bethiah Shepard.
  • John Shepard passed away in 1795 in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Shepard
1688 – 1763
Birth Location: Middletown, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Clark
1692 – 1737
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, British American Colonies
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Spouses(s)

Silence Penfield
1724 – 1792
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Bethiah Shepard
1759 – 1826
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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John Shepard's Ancestors

Self
John Shepard
1722 – 1795
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Shepard
1688 – 1763
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Clark
1692 – 1737
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, British American Colonies
Grandparents
Edward (J) Shepard
1662 – 1711
Cambridge, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts Bay Colony, English Colonial America
Abigail Savage
1666 – 1719
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dea. Shepard
1623 – 1707
ELIZABETH GREENHILL*(GRINNILL)
1630 – 1689
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Shepard's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. David (Crocker) Blossom (22 Mar 1850 – 21 May 1913) m. Emma CHARLES (6 Mar 1858 – 5 Feb 1915)

John Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1722
19 Jan 1722
Birth of John Shepard in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1795
1 Apr 1795
Age 73
Death of John Shepard in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1722
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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