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Lydia McKenney Sherwood 1748–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA

Father: *Capt Sherwood

Mother: Sarah Pitcher

Spouse(s): John McKinney

Children(s): John Jr, James McKenney, Seth McKenney, Thomas McKenney

Lydia McKenney Sherwood was born in 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Capt Seth Sherwood And Sarah Elizabeth Pitcher. Lydia McKenney Sherwood married John Mckinney, and had children including James Mckenney, John Mckenney Jr, Seth Mckenney, Thomas Albert Mckenney. Lydia McKenney Sherwood passed away in 1798 in Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia McKenney Sherwood was born in 1748 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Capt Seth Sherwood And Sarah Elizabeth Pitcher.
  • Lydia McKenney Sherwood married John Mckinney, and had children including James Mckenney, John Mckenney Jr, Seth Mckenney, Thomas Albert Mckenney.
  • Lydia McKenney Sherwood passed away in 1798 in Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

*Capt Sherwood
1720–1784
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Sarah Pitcher
1722–1818
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

John McKinney
1743–1810
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr
1780–1809
Birth Location: Kingsbury, Washington, New York
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James McKenney
1782–
Birth Location: New York
JM
Seth McKenney
1775–
Birth Location: Scipio, Cayuga, New York
SM
Thomas McKenney
1781–1852
Birth Location: Kingsbury, Washington, New York
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Lydia Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sherwood
1748–1798
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
*Capt Seth Sherwood
1720–1784
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah (Elizabeth) Pitcher
1722–1818
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Sherwood IV) Dr
1686–1727
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Abigail (Burroughs) Darling
1686–1753
Jamacia, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1653–1689
Sarah Hurd
1665–1727
Samuel Darling
1667–1711
Mary Burroughs
1671–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Sherwood's Descendants

1.
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Lydia (McKenney) Sherwood (1748–1798) m. John McKinney (3 May 1743–1810)
  1. 1. John (McKenney) Jr 1780–1809
  2. 2. James McKenney 1782–
  3. 3. Seth McKenney 1775–
  4. 4. Thomas (Albert) McKenney 1781–1852

Lydia Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of Lydia McKenney Sherwood in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1798
1798
Age 50
Death of Lydia McKenney Sherwood in Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA
Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Kingsbury, Washington, New York, USA
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