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Joseph Sheppard 1829–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1829

Birth Location: New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 30 Mar 1877

Death Location: Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

Father: Phineas Sheppard

Mother: Charlotte Dowdney

Spouse(s): Sarah Godfrey

Children(s):

Joseph Sheppard was born in 1829 in New Jersey, USA, the child of Phineas Sheppard And Charlotte Dowdney. In 1830, Joseph Sheppard resided in Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. In 1848, Joseph Sheppard resided in Pennsylvania. Joseph Sheppard married Sarah Stevenson Godfrey. Joseph Sheppard passed away in 1877 in Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Sheppard was born in 1829 in New Jersey, USA, the child of Phineas Sheppard And Charlotte Dowdney.
  • In 1830, Joseph Sheppard resided in Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1848, Joseph Sheppard resided in Pennsylvania.
  • Joseph Sheppard married Sarah Stevenson Godfrey.
  • Joseph Sheppard passed away in 1877 in Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA.

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Joseph Sheppard's Ancestors

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Joseph Sheppard
1829–1877
Birth Place: New Jersey, USA
Parents
Phineas Sheppard
1785–1845
Cumberland, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Charlotte Dowdney
1784–1858
Hopewell, New Jersey, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Sheppard's Timeline

7 Records

1829
19 Sep 1829
Birth of Joseph Sheppard in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1830
1830
Age 1
Joseph Sheppard resided here in Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
1848
1848
Age 19
Joseph Sheppard resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1860
1860
Age 31
Joseph Sheppard resided here in Bridgeton, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Bridgeton, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 34
Joseph Sheppard resided here in Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
1877
30 Mar 1877
Age 48
Death of Joseph Sheppard in Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
1877
20 Jul 1877
Age 48
Joseph Sheppard - Probate in Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1829
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Greenwich, Cumberland, New Jersey; Series: M19; Roll: 81; Page: 466; Family History Library Film: 0337934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bridgeton, Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 500; Family History Libr

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bridgeton, Cumberland
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Roadstown, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Records of Bonds, 1861-1901; Index to Bonds, 1861-1944; Author: New Jersey. Orphans' Court (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, New Jersey

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