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Matthew Sherman 1645–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 October 1645

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sherman

Mother: Sarah Mitchell

Spouse(s): Hannah Bulkeley

Children(s): David Sherman, Hannah Sherman, Jabez Sherman

Matthew Sherman was born in 1645 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sherman And Sarah Sherman Mitchell. Matthew Sherman married Hannah Sherman Bulkeley, and had children including David Sherman, Hannah Beach Sherman, Jabez Sherman. Matthew Sherman passed away in 1698 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Sherman was born in 1645 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sherman And Sarah Sherman Mitchell.
  • Matthew Sherman married Hannah Sherman Bulkeley, and had children including David Sherman, Hannah Beach Sherman, Jabez Sherman.
  • Matthew Sherman passed away in 1698 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Matthew Sherman's Ancestors

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Matthew Sherman
1645–1698
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Sherman
1618–1700
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Sarah (Sherman) Mitchell
1621–1665
North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Mathew (Matthew) Mitchell
1591–1646
England
Susan (Mitchell Butterfield) Wood
1590–1635
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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Matthew Sherman's Descendants

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Matthew Sherman (21 October 1645–1698) m. Hannah (Sherman) Bulkeley (–1712)
  1. 1. David Sherman 1692–1752
  2. 2. Hannah (Beach) Sherman 1695–1772
  3. 3. Jabez Sherman 1697–

Matthew Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1645
21 October 1645
Birth of Matthew Sherman in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1698
1698
Age 53
Death of Matthew Sherman in Stratfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 October 1645
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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