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Joseph Shepard 1689–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 April 1689

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1762

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Hannah Peck

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Flowers

Children(s): John Shappard

The story of Joseph Shepard began in 1689 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Joseph Shepard married Elizabeth Flowers, and had children including John Shepard Shappard. Joseph Shepard passed away in 1762 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Shepard began in 1689 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Joseph Shepard married Elizabeth Flowers, and had children including John Shepard Shappard.
  • Joseph Shepard passed away in 1762 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shepard
1689–1762
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Shepard II
1653–1736
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Peck
1652–1704
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Shepard
1623–1707
Lawford, Essex, England
Rebecca Greenhill
1630–1689
Staplehurst, Kent, England
Paul Peck
1608–1695
Essex County, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Shepard
1596–1680
Violet Stanley
1596–1649
Mary Cave
1565–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Waller
1586–
Robert Stanley
1572–1605

Joseph Shepard's Descendants

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Joseph Shepard (29 April 1689–21 January 1762) m. Elizabeth Flowers (8 March 1692–24 March 1750)
  1. 1. John (Shepard) Shappard 1735–1806 m. Anna Dillard 1736–1806
    1. 1. Richard (Peter) Shepherd 1762–1825 m. Mary (Ann Wade) Posey 1768–1855 m. Mary (Ann Wade Posey) Sheppard 1768–1855
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Shepherd 1806–
      2. 2. Nathan Shepherd 1799–1859 m. Elizabeth Bentley 1803–1838
        1. 1. Elizabeth Shepherd 1818–1880 m. Thomas (Henley) Wimpey 1817–1897
    2. 2. Clarissa Shepard 1777–1857
    3. 3. Samuel Shepard 1756–1830
    4. 4. George (Dillard) Shepard 1760–1836
    5. 5. Anna (Ware) Shepard 1764–1806
    6. 6. Robert (Slaughter) Shepard 1766–1854
    7. 7. Anna (Dillard) Shepard 1769–1806
    8. 8. Elizabeth Shepard 1771–1850

Joseph Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1689
29 April 1689
Birth of Joseph Shepard in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1762
21 January 1762
Age 73
Death of Joseph Shepard in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 April 1689
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Hartford; Birth state: CT
    [3] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1762
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1689; Birth city: Hartford; Birth state: CT
    [2] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)

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