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Mary Shepard 1679–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1679

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 20 SEP 1761

Death Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Shepard

Mother: Mary Wainwright

Spouse(s): Issac Wheeler

Children(s): Margaret Wheeler

Mary Shepard was born in 1679 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Shepard And Mary Wainwright. In 1711, Mary Shepard resided in Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Mary Shepard married Issac Wheeler, and had children including Margaret Wheeler. Mary Shepard passed away in 1761 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Shepard was born in 1679 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jeremiah Shepard And Mary Wainwright.
  • In 1711, Mary Shepard resided in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
  • Mary Shepard married Issac Wheeler, and had children including Margaret Wheeler.
  • Mary Shepard passed away in 1761 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shepard
1679–1761
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jeremiah Shepard
1648–1720
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Wainwright
1657–1710
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Shepard
1604–1649
Towcester, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Francis Wainwright
1623–1692
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Philippa Sewall
1629–1669
Halstead, Braintree District, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
* Wainwright
1594–1683
* Wainwright
1600–1672
George Sewall
1585–1644
Sarah Ward
1599–1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Chapman
1568–
Anna Hopson
1560–1660
John (Warde)
1575–1600

Mary Shepard's Descendants

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Mary Shepard (6 Aug 1679–20 SEP 1761) m. Issac Wheeler (6 Aug 1673–25 June 1737)
  1. 1. Margaret Wheeler 1698–1768 m. Samuel (Frink) Jr 1693–1742
    1. 1. Isaac Frink 1717–1761 m. Anna Noyes 1723–1771
      1. 1. Margaret Frink 1739–1826 m. Reuben Brown 1738–1781
        1. 1. Jared Brown 1762–1842 m. Susannah Brown 1769–1850

Mary Shepard's Timeline

4 Records

1679
6 Aug 1679
Birth of Mary Shepard in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1697
9 Dec 1697
Age 18
Mary Shepard was married in Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1711
22 Apr 1711
Age 32
Mary Shepard resided here in Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1761
20 SEP 1761
Age 82
Death of Mary Shepard in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1679
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 280.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWK
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1697
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1711
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1761
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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