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Matthew Sherwood 1644–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 DEC 1644

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 26 OCT 1715

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Sherwood

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Mary Fitch

Children(s):

The story of Matthew Sherwood began in 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch. Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Sherwood began in 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
  • Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch.
  • Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Matthew Sherwood's Ancestors

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Matthew Sherwood
1644–1715
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655
Kettlebaston, Suffolk, England
Mary
–1693
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1548–1632
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Faythe Warren
1552–1622
Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Sherwood's Timeline

3 Records

1644
11 DEC 1644
Birth of Matthew Sherwood in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1715
26 OCT 1715
Age 71
Burial of Matthew Sherwood in Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1715
26 OCT 1715
Age 71
Death of Matthew Sherwood in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1644
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Find a Grave
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Matthew Sherwood, ; Burial, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Stratfield Cemetery; citing record ID 10044159, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [4] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [5] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [6] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [7] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [8] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [9] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [10] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [11] Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 January 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1715
    Event Place: Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Find a Grave
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Matthew Sherwood, ; Burial, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Stratfield Cemetery; citing record ID 10044159, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [4] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [5] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [6] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1715
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, Find a Grave
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 December 2022), Matthew Sherwood, ; Burial, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Old Stratfield Cemetery; citing record ID 10044159, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [4] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [5] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [6] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [7] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [8] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [9] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [10] Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 September 2020), Matthew Sherwood, 1715.
    [11] Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 January 2020), Capt Matthew Sherwood, .

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