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Matthew Sherwood 1644–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1644

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 October 1715

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Fitch

Spouse(s): Mary Fitch

Children(s): Anne Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood, Anne Fairchild, Lemuel Sherwood

The story of Matthew Sherwood began in 1644 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, and had children including Anne Fairchild, Anne Sherwood, Lemuel Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood. Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matthew Sherwood began in 1644 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Matthew Sherwood married Mary Fitch, and had children including Anne Fairchild, Anne Sherwood, Lemuel Sherwood, Samuel Sherwood.
  • Matthew Sherwood passed away in 1715 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matthew Sherwood's Ancestors

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Matthew Sherwood
1644–1715
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Sherwood Sr
1586–1656
Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Fitch
1619–1693
Grandparents
Dorcas GILLETT
1555–1622
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Sherwood's Descendants

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Matthew Sherwood (1644–26 October 1715) m. Mary Fitch (1643–25 December 1730)
  1. 1. Anne Sherwood 1691–1777 m. Caleb Fairchild 1693–1777 m. Joseph Trowbridge 1675–1715
    1. 1. Ebenezer Fairchild 1730–1806 m. Salome Goble 1730–1790
      1. 1. Abiud Fairchild 1762–1848 m. Rebecca Jackson 1764–1801 m. Abigail Arms 1762–
        1. 1. Sarah Fairchild 1784–1865 m. James Curtis 1781–1841
        2. 2. Sarah Fairchild 1783–1802
        3. 3. Phoebe Fairchild 1787–1865
        4. 4. Mary Fairchild 1789–1868
    2. 2. Ezra Fairchild 1734–1777
  2. 2. Samuel Sherwood 1680–1732
  3. 3. Anne Fairchild 1691–1777
  4. 4. Lemuel Sherwood 1667–1732

Matthew Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1644
1644
Birth of Matthew Sherwood in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1715
26 October 1715
Age 71
Death of Matthew Sherwood in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1715
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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