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Mary Shepard 1679–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1679

Birth Location: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Sep 1761

Death Location: Paul Wheeler Cemetery #40, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jeremiah Shepard

Mother: Mary Wainwright

Spouse(s): Isaac Wheeler

Children(s): Thomas Wheeler, Margaret Wheeler

Mary Shepard was born in 1679 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jeremiah Shepard And Mary Wainwright. Mary Shepard married Isaac Wheeler, and had children including Margaret Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler. Mary Shepard passed away in 1761 in Paul Wheeler Cemetery #40, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Shepard was born in 1679 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Jeremiah Shepard And Mary Wainwright.
  • Mary Shepard married Isaac Wheeler, and had children including Margaret Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler.
  • Mary Shepard passed away in 1761 in Paul Wheeler Cemetery #40, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

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Mary Shepard's Ancestors

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Mary Shepard
1679–1761
Birth Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Shepard
1648–1720
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Wainwright
1657–1710
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Shepard's Descendants

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Mary Shepard (6 Aug 1679–26 Sep 1761) m. Isaac Wheeler (6 Aug 1673–25 Jun 1737)
  1. 1. Thomas Wheeler 1700–1755 m. Mary Miner 1699–1750
    1. 1. Mehitable Wheeler 1731– m. George Babcock 1727–1777
      1. 1. George (W. Babcock) IV 1772–1841 m. Margaret McGowen 1777–1821
        1. 1. Benjamin Babcock 1809–1879 m. Prudence Waterbury 1814–1892
        2. 2. John (M.) Babcock 1799–1848
        3. 3. George (W.) Babcock 1817–1875 m. Delila (S) Spraig 1829–1890 m. Laura (A) Wroth 1822–1849
        4. 4. James (Madison) Babcock 1811–1891
        5. 5. Catherine Babcock 1807–1883
        6. 6. William Babcock 1802–1892
        7. 7. Lucretia Babcock 1801–1850
        8. 8. Peggy (Margaret) Babcock 1797–
        9. 9. Hamilton Babcock 1806–1850
      2. 2. Lucy Babcock 1754–1826
      3. 3. Cyrus Babcock 1756–
      4. 4. Ephraim Babcock 1758–
      5. 5. Susannah Babcock 1760–
      6. 6. Mary Babcock 1767–
      7. 7. Frederick Babcock 1771–1848
      8. 8. Thomas (Wheeler) Babcock 1773–
      9. 9. George Babcock 1753–1810
    2. 2. Isaac Wheeler 1724–1747
    3. 3. Mary Wheeler 1720–1780
    4. 4. Thomas Wheeler 1722–1760
    5. 5. Jeremiah Wheeler 1725–1770
    6. 6. Shephard Wheeler 1726–1781
    7. 7. Lucy Wheeler 1737–1822
    8. 8. Charles Wheeler 1735–1787
    9. 9. Ephraim Wheeler 1740–1811
    10. 10. Paul Wheeler 1728–1787
    11. 11. Cyrus Wheeler 1739–1777
    12. 12. Ephraim (Oliver) Wheeler 1728–1804
    13. 13. Mercy Wheeler 1722–
  2. 2. Margaret Wheeler 1698–1765

Mary Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1679
6 Aug 1679
Birth of Mary Shepard in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1761
26 Sep 1761
Age 82
Death of Mary Shepard in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1679
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23975.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 5
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2111.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: TDM
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 280.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWK
    [8] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1761
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paul Wheeler Cemetery #40, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

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