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Matthew Sherwood 1643–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1643

Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1715

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

Father: Thomas Sherwood

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Mary Fitch

Children(s): Anne Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood

Matthew Sherwood was born in 1643 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Mary. Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, and had children including Anne Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood. Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Matthew Sherwood was born in 1643 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA, the child of Thomas Sherwood And Mary.
  • Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, and had children including Anne Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood.
  • Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sherwood
1590–1655
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
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Mary None
1618–1694
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fitch
1643–1730
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Anne Sherwood
1691–1777
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Sherwood
1680–1732
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Matthew Sherwood's Ancestors

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Matthew Sherwood
1643–1715
Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Sherwood
1590–1655
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary
1618–1694
Essex, England
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1548–1632
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Sherwood's Descendants

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Matthew Sherwood (1643–26 Oct 1715) m. Mary Fitch (1643–25 Dec 1730)
  1. 1. Anne Sherwood 1691–1777
    1. 1. David Trowbridge 1709–1768 m. Lydia Holmes 1716–1792
      1. 1. David Trowbridge 1743–1800 m. Mary Scott 1745–1788
        1. 1. David Trowbridge 1770–1840 m. Mary Emmett 1773–1850
        2. 2. Elizabeth Trowbridge 1783–1819 m. Silas Emmett 1778–1850
      2. 2. Daniel Trowbridge 1737–1793
      3. 3. Absalom Trowbridge 1750–1824
      4. 4. Shubael Trowbridge 1739–1782
      5. 5. Samuel Trowbridge 1742–1823
  2. 2. Samuel Sherwood 1680–1732

Matthew Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1643
1643
Birth of Matthew Sherwood in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1715
26 Oct 1715
Age 72
Death of Matthew Sherwood in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1715
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    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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