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Michael Sherman 1779–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1779

Birth Location: Ulster Co., NY

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Ulster Co., NY

Father: John Sherman

Mother: Catherine Merkle

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Children(s):

Michael Sherman was born in 1779 in Ulster Co., NY, the child of John Sherman And Catherine Merkle. Michael Sherman passed away in 1862 in Ulster Co., NY.

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Biography

  • Michael Sherman was born in 1779 in Ulster Co., NY, the child of John Sherman And Catherine Merkle.
  • Michael Sherman passed away in 1862 in Ulster Co., NY.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherman
1751–1850
Birth Location: New York
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Catherine Merkle
1758–1837
Birth Location: Schoharie, New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Michael Sherman
1779–1862
Birth Place: Ulster Co., NY
Parents
John Sherman
1751–1850
New York
Catherine Merkle
1758–1837
Schoharie, New York, United States
Grandparents
Christopher (Friedrich) Merkley
1722–1772
Hoheneck, Wurttemberg, Germany
Maria (Catharina) Sittnich
1725–1809
Durlach, Schoharie, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hans Mercklin
1691–1771
Mararetha Schneyder
1688–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Mercklin
1664–1747
Catharina Knaussman
1657–1720

Michael Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1779
23 Sep 1779
Birth of Michael Sherman in Ulster Co., NY
Ulster Co., NY
1862
1862
Age 83
Death of Michael Sherman in Ulster Co., NY
Ulster Co., NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Ulster Co., NY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Ulster Co., NY
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