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Reuben Cummings Sherman 1845–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1845

Birth Location: Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 11 Feb 1878

Death Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont

Father: Reuben Sherman

Mother: Hannah Cummings

Spouse(s): Rachel Farnsworth

Children(s): Ida Sherman, Elva Sherman, Orville Sherman, Alpha Sherman

The story of Reuben Cummings Sherman began in 1845 in Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts. In 1850, Reuben Cummings Sherman resided in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire. In 1860, Reuben Cummings Sherman resided in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire. Reuben Cummings Sherman married Rachel Loraine Farnsworth, and had children including Alpha Sherman, Elva Maria Sherman, Ida Jane Sherman, Orville Henry Sherman. Reuben Cummings Sherman passed away in 1878 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont.

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Biography

  • The story of Reuben Cummings Sherman began in 1845 in Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts.
  • In 1850, Reuben Cummings Sherman resided in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire.
  • In 1860, Reuben Cummings Sherman resided in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire.
  • Reuben Cummings Sherman married Rachel Loraine Farnsworth, and had children including Alpha Sherman, Elva Maria Sherman, Ida Jane Sherman, Orville Henry Sherman.
  • Reuben Cummings Sherman passed away in 1878 in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Sherman
1814–1888
Birth Location: Dixfield, Oxford, Maine
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Hannah Cummings
1823–1911
Birth Location: Stratton, Windham, Vermont
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Farnsworth
1850–1901
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
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Children(s)

Ida Sherman
1876–1963
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
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Elva Sherman
1869–1916
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
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Orville Sherman
1874–1944
Birth Location: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
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Alpha Sherman
1871–1953
Birth Location: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont
AS

Reuben Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Reuben Sherman
1845–1878
Birth Place: Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts
Parents
Reuben Sibley Sherman
1814–1888
Dixfield, Oxford, Maine
Hannah (Rhuey) Cummings
1823–1911
Stratton, Windham, Vermont
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben Sherman's Descendants

1.
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Reuben (Cummings) Sherman (13 Mar 1845–11 Feb 1878) m. Rachel (Loraine) Farnsworth (1 Feb 1850–6 Apr 1901)
  1. 1. Ida (Jane) Sherman 1876–1963 m. Daniel (Webster) Hardnock 1870–1933
    1. 1. Lizzie (I.) Hardnock 1892–
    2. 2. Elvar (A) Hardrock 1894–
    3. 3. Blanche (J.) Hardnock 1896–
    4. 4. Henry (C.) Hardnock 1905–
  2. 2. Elva (Maria) Sherman 1869–1916 m. Clarence (John) LaVanway 1869–1920
    1. 1. Daniel Lavanway 1909–1910
    2. 2. Henry (A.) Lavanway 1898–1898
    3. 3. Calista Lavanway 1895–1895
    4. 4. Ida (May) Lavanway 1894–1894
    5. 5. Albert (Eugene) LaVanway 1905–1984 m. Stella Patch 1918–1990 m. Edythe (Alice) Brothers 1909–1966
      1. 1. Dowen (Earl) LaVanway 1941–2015
      2. 2. Mavis (Irene) Lavanway 1931–2012 m. Clyde (Douglass) Ricketts 1926–1996
      3. 3. Albert (Eugene) LaVanway 1938–2009
      4. 4. Julia (Ann) LaVanway 1933–2006 m. Ernest (C.) Dennler 1924– m. William (Albert Rowell) Sr. 1929–1978
      5. 5. Clarence (Edrick) LaVanway 1928–1999
      6. 6. Cathleen (Avis) Lavanway 1927–1997 m. James (Edwin Dalley) Sr. 1927–2008
      7. 7. Constance (Lorraine) LaVanway 1925–2002 m. Floreal Ruiz 1924–1994
        1. 1. Marlene (Lorraine) LaVanway 1947–1947
    6. 6. Harold (Ervin) LaVanway 1903–2000 m. Earlene (Bessie) Bowen 1910–2006
      1. 1. Bernice (Elva) Lavanway 1930–2003 m. William (Joseph) Stankewich 1919–1981 m. John (Dominic) Polucci 1917–1980
    7. 7. Emogene Lavanway 1901–1983 m. Alphie (Arthur) Rouleau 1904–1979 m. Arthur (Rudolph) Shepard 1901–1964
      1. 1. Alene (Elizabeth) Shepard 1926–1997 m. Joseph (Arthur) Perron 1924–2002
      2. 2. Fletcher (Calvin) Shepard 1923–1957 m. Dorothy (Wilcox) Kelly 1920–1991
        1. 1. Robert (Ralph) Shepard 1942–1995
      3. 3. Elsie (E.) Shepard 1926–
      4. 4. Bernard (B.) Shepard 1924–
      5. 5. Lorraine (Isabelle) Shepard 1921–2007 m. Robert (William) Clark 1919–1985
        1. 1. Robert (Arthur) Clark 1943–1998
    8. 8. Margaret (Mary) LaVanway 1900–1988 m. Arthur (Abner) Livingston 1885–1973
      1. 1. Clifton (Arthur) Livingston 1923–1988 m. Dorothy (Irene) Joslin 1926–1999
      2. 2. Gerald (Duane) Livingston 1932–2011
      3. 3. Leona (Mae) Livingston 1921–2008 m. Richard (Clyde Dodds) Sr. 1920–2005 m. Henry (Omar) LaCross 1917–1947
      4. 4. Guy (Malcolm) Livingston 1917–2003 m. Hesta (Merle) Nelson 1929–2006
    9. 9. Rachel (Emily) LaVanway 1899–1995 m. Harold (Earle) Barney 1887–1958
      1. 1. Clive (Bruce) Barney 1922–2008 m. Violet (M.) Clayton 1924–
    10. 10. Clarence (Alpha) LaVanway 1896–1988 m. Maud (Bernice) Alden 1904–
    11. 11. William (Everett) LaVanway 1893–1953 m. Urea (Minnie) Pratt 1894–1965 m. Marion (Avis) McCullough 1915–1976 m. Clara (Belle) McKay 1889–1967
      1. 1. James (William Lavanway) Sr. 1935–2014
      2. 2. Arnold (Leon) LaVanway 1924–1985
  3. 3. Orville (Henry) Sherman 1874–1944 m. Rena (Florence) Farnsworth 1883–
    1. 1. Floyd (Cecil) Sherman 1917–1917
    2. 2. Hilda Sherman 1905–1905
    3. 3. Golda (E.) Sherman 1901–1902
    4. 4. Clayton (E.) Sherman 1915–1983 m. Olive (May) Howe 1911–
    5. 5. Kenneth (Aubrey) Sherman 1913–1931
    6. 6. Theron (Everett) Sherman 1911–1998 m. Hattie (M.) Peck 1911–1991
    7. 7. Clifford (Orville) Sherman 1907–1955 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Stanley 1910–
    8. 8. Hazel (Victoria) Sherman 1904–1930 m. Edgar (Elijah Blake) Denison 1897–1964
      1. 1. Wendell (Arthur Denison) Sr. 1922–1992 m. Emma Green 1931–2003
      2. 2. Anita (Belle) Denison 1925–1997 m. Carl (Edward) Preston 1918–1999 m. Henry (Ray) Swenor 1930–1992
    9. 9. Theodore (Dellwood) Sherman 1919–1993
  4. 4. Alpha Sherman 1871–1953 m. Pansy (Mae) Davenport 1888–1959
    1. 1. Abraham (Alpha) Sherman 1908–1969 m. Blanche (H.) Vail 1910–1966 m. Sarah (Ellen) Weston 1910–1974
      1. 1. Cedric (Alpha) Sherman 1929–1929
      2. 2. Roland (Abraham) Sherman 1931–1989
      3. 3. Glenn (Alpha) Sherman 1934–1934
      4. 4. David (William) Sherman 1939–2004
      5. 5. Harold (Davenport) Sherman 1938–1988

Reuben Sherman's Timeline

4 Records

1845
13 Mar 1845
Birth of Reuben Cummings Sherman in Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts
Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts
1850
1850
Age 5
Reuben Cummings Sherman resided here in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
1860
1860
Age 15
Reuben Cummings Sherman resided here in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
1878
11 Feb 1878
Age 33
Death of Reuben Cummings Sherman in Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
Duxbury, Washington, Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1845
    Event Place: Holden, Worchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts Town Birth Records
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_671; Page: 884; Image: 338.
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_431; Page: 30; Image: 59.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M432_431; Page: 30; Image: 59.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire; Roll: M653_671; Page: 884; Image: 338.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1878
    Event Place: Duxbury, Washington, Vermont
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