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Rachel Ewing Sherman 1861–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1861

Birth Location: Lancaster, Ohio

Death Date: 26 Oct 1919

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William General

Mother: Eleanor Ewing

Spouse(s): Paul Thorndike

Children(s): William Thorndike, Anna Thorndike, Martha Thorndike

Rachel Ewing Sherman was born in 1861 in Lancaster, Ohio, the child of William Tecumseh Sherman General And Eleanor Boyle Ewing. Rachel Ewing Sherman married Paul Thorndike, and had children including Anna Thorndike, Martha Thorndike, William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndike. Rachel Ewing Sherman passed away in 1919 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Ewing Sherman was born in 1861 in Lancaster, Ohio, the child of William Tecumseh Sherman General And Eleanor Boyle Ewing.
  • Rachel Ewing Sherman married Paul Thorndike, and had children including Anna Thorndike, Martha Thorndike, William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndike.
  • Rachel Ewing Sherman passed away in 1919 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William General
1820–1891
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
WG
Eleanor Ewing
1824–1888
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Paul Thorndike
1863–1939
Birth Location: Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
PT

Children(s)

William Thorndike
1893–1958
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
WT
Anna Thorndike
1896–1961
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AT
Martha Thorndike
1895–1973
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
MT

Rachel Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Sherman
1861–1919
Birth Place: Lancaster, Ohio
Parents
William Tecumseh Sherman General
1820–1891
Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Eleanor (Boyle) Ewing
1824–1888
Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Judge (Charles Robert) Sherman
1788–1829
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Hoyt
1787–1852
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
Honorable (Thomas Ewing) Sr
1789–1871
West Liberty, Ohio, Virginia, United States
Maria (Wills) Boyle
1801–1864
Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1754–1824
Rachel Harris
1752–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1722–1771
Sarah Vickars
1731–1773
Nathaniel Harris
1723–1797
Abigail Padgett
1727–1810

Rachel Sherman's Descendants

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Rachel (Ewing) Sherman (5 July 1861–26 Oct 1919) m. Paul Thorndike (2 Mar 1863–28 May 1939)
  1. 1. William (Tecumseh Sherman) Thorndike 1893–1958
  2. 2. Anna Thorndike 1896–1961
  3. 3. Martha Thorndike 1895–1973

Rachel Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1861
5 July 1861
Birth of Rachel Ewing Sherman in Lancaster, Ohio
Lancaster, Ohio
1919
26 Oct 1919
Age 58
Death of Rachel Ewing Sherman in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1861
    Event Place: Lancaster, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1919
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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