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Joseph Shepard 1805–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1805

Birth Location: , , Canada

Death Date: 25 Mar 1899

Death Location: Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, USA

Father: Isaac Shepard

Mother: Hannah Sturdevant

Spouse(s): Mary Beset

Children(s): Julia Shepard

Joseph Shepard was born in 1805 in , , Canada, the child of Isaac Shepard And Hannah Sturdevant. In 1810, Joseph Shepard resided in New York, Lewis, New York, United States. In 1850, Joseph Shepard resided in Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York, USA. Joseph Shepard married Mary E Beset, and had children including Julia A Shepard. Joseph Shepard passed away in 1899 in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Shepard was born in 1805 in , , Canada, the child of Isaac Shepard And Hannah Sturdevant.
  • In 1810, Joseph Shepard resided in New York, Lewis, New York, United States.
  • In 1850, Joseph Shepard resided in Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York, USA.
  • Joseph Shepard married Mary E Beset, and had children including Julia A Shepard.
  • Joseph Shepard passed away in 1899 in Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Shepard
1777–1841
Birth Location: New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Sturdevant
1778–1834
Birth Location: New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Beset
1815–1899
Birth Location: , , , Canada
MB

Children(s)

Julia Shepard
1844–1923
Birth Location: New York
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Joseph Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Shepard
1805–1899
Birth Place: , , Canada
Parents
Isaac Shepard
1777–1841
New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Sturdevant
1778–1834
New Marlborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
James Sturdevant
1735–1807
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Keziah Abbott
1711–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Shepard's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Shepard (abt 1805–25 Mar 1899) m. Mary (E.) Beset (Abt. 1815–21 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. Julia (A) Shepard 1844–1923 m. John (R) Hoans 1835–1874
    1. 1. Caroline Hohns 1867– m. Louis Orth 1868–1903
      1. 1. Olive (Mary) Orth 1894–1990 m. Joseph (David) Sourbier 1895–1960
        1. 1. Jane (Emily) Soubier 1920–1999 m. Robert (Hugh) Carroll 1919–1998

Joseph Shepard's Timeline

9 Records

1805
abt 1805
Birth of Joseph Shepard in , , Canada
, , Canada
1810
1810
Age 5
Joseph Shepard resided here in New York, Lewis, New York, United States
New York, Lewis, New York, United States
1850
27 Jun 1850
Age 45
Joseph Shepard resided here in Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York, USA
Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 50
Joseph Shepard resided here in Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA
Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Joseph Shepard resided here in Denmark Town, Lewis County, NY
Denmark Town, Lewis County, NY
1870
19 Jul 1870
Age 65
Joseph Shepard resided here in Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
1880
15 Jun 1880
Age 75
Joseph Shepard resided here in Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
1892
1892
Age 87
Joseph Shepard resided here in Martinsburg, Lewis, New York
Martinsburg, Lewis, New York
1899
25 Mar 1899
Age 94
Death of Joseph Shepard in Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA
Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1805
    Event Place: , , Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1892
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York; Roll: M593_964; Page: 351B; Family History Library Film: 552463
    [3] New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: New York, Lewis, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: New York, Lewis, New York; Roll: 28; Page: 693; Image: 00119; Family History Library Film: 0181382

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1850
    Event Place: Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1850; Census Place: Martinsburgh, Lewis, New York; Archive Collection Number: A4; Roll: 4; Page: 161; Line: 29; Schedule Type: Agriculture

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Denmark Town, Lewis County, NY
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Census Non-Population Schedules, New York, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Turin, Lewis, New York; Archive Collection Number: A24; Roll: 24; Page: 1; Line: 10
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York; Roll: M593_964; Page: 351B; Family History Library Film: 552463

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Turin, Lewis, New York, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Census Non-Population Schedules, New York, 1850-1880, Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Turin, Lewis, New York; Archive Collection Number: A49; Roll: 49; Page: 8; Line: 11

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Martinsburg, Lewis, New York
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1892

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Denmark, Lewis, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Copenhagen, Lewis County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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