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Matthew Sherman 1645–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1645

Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Father: Honorable Sherman

Mother: Sarah Mitchell

Spouse(s): Hannah Bulkley

Children(s): Hannah Sherman

Matthew Sherman was born in 1645 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, the child of Honorable Samuel Sterling Sherman And Sarah Mary Mitchell. Matthew Sherman married Hannah Bulkley, and had children including Hannah Sherman. Matthew Sherman passed away in 1698 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Matthew Sherman was born in 1645 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, the child of Honorable Samuel Sterling Sherman And Sarah Mary Mitchell.
  • Matthew Sherman married Hannah Bulkley, and had children including Hannah Sherman.
  • Matthew Sherman passed away in 1698 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Sherman's Ancestors

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Matthew Sherman
1645–1698
Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Parents
Honorable Samuel Sterling Sherman
1618–1700
Dedham, Essex, England
Sarah (Mary) Mitchell
1621–1665
South Ouram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1643
of Dedham, Essex, England, Great Britain
Judith Angier
1587–1634
Dedham, Essex, England
Major (James Matthew Mitchell) (Deacon)
1591–1646
South Owram, Halifax, Yorkshire,, England
Sarah Butterfield
1590–1635
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1548–1600
Anne Pallette
1548–1584
William Angier
1550–1622
Josan Hedge
1554–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Colchester
1520–1590
Agnes Butler
1521–1580
Nicholas Hedge
1523–1579
Alice Burrough
1530–1577

Matthew Sherman's Descendants

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Matthew Sherman (24 Aug 1645–1698) m. Hannah Bulkley (1646–1713)
  1. 1. Hannah Sherman 1694–1749 m. Thomas Clark 1686–1752
    1. 1. Thomas Clark 1722–1793 m. Sarah Parker 1732–1800
      1. 1. Reuben Clark 1766–1853 m. Olivia Clark 1790–1850
        1. 1. Mary Clark 1812–1854 m. Winsall Kinsley 1811–1886

Matthew Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1645
24 Aug 1645
Birth of Matthew Sherman in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1698
1698
Age 53
Death of Matthew Sherman in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
1698
1698
Age 53
Matthew Sherman - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1645
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Stratford; Birth state: CT
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 205.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CB2
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1645; Birth city: Stratford; Birth state: CT
    [4] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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