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Olive Sherman 1792–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1792

Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 15 Jan 1874

Death Location: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Father: Rufus Sherman

Mother: Amy Booth

Spouse(s): Eldad Ruggles

Children(s): Sherman Ruggles, Harlow Ruggles, Amy Ruggles, William Ruggles, Lucia Ruggles, Salina Ruggles

Olive Sherman was born in 1792 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Rufus Sherman And Amy Booth. Olive Sherman married Eldad Ruggles, and had children including Amy Ruggles, Harlow Ruggles, Lucia Ruggles, Salina Ruggles, Sherman Booth Ruggles, William Ruggles. Olive Sherman passed away in 1874 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

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Biography

  • Olive Sherman was born in 1792 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT, the child of Rufus Sherman And Amy Booth.
  • Olive Sherman married Eldad Ruggles, and had children including Amy Ruggles, Harlow Ruggles, Lucia Ruggles, Salina Ruggles, Sherman Booth Ruggles, William Ruggles.
  • Olive Sherman passed away in 1874 in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rufus Sherman
1764–1822
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, CT
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Amy Booth
1767–1798
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eldad Ruggles
1785–1866
Birth Location: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Sherman Ruggles
1810–1889
Birth Location: Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Harlow Ruggles
1814–1909
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Amy Ruggles
1814–1890
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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William Ruggles
1816–1894
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Lucia Ruggles
1821–1872
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Salina Ruggles
1821–1872
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Olive Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Olive Sherman
1792–1874
Birth Place: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Rufus Sherman
1764–1822
Newtown, Fairfield, CT
Amy Booth
1767–1798
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer (Booth) IV
1743–1790
Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Olive Sanford
1744–1805
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Booth
1718–1803
Rachel Sanford
1720–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Booth
1686–1727
Mary Clark
1687–1722

Olive Sherman's Descendants

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Olive Sherman (9 Jul 1792–15 Jan 1874) m. Eldad Ruggles (11 Feb 1785–7 Sep 1866)
  1. 1. Sherman (Booth) Ruggles 1810–1889
  2. 2. Harlow Ruggles 1814–1909
  3. 3. Amy Ruggles 1814–1890
  4. 4. William Ruggles 1816–1894
  5. 5. Lucia Ruggles 1821–1872
  6. 6. Salina Ruggles 1821–1872

Olive Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1792
9 Jul 1792
Birth of Olive Sherman in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1874
15 Jan 1874
Age 82
Death of Olive Sherman in Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1792
    Event Place: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Brookfield, Fairfield Co., CT
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