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Roger Sherman 1721–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1721

Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: William Sherman

Mother: Mehetabel Wellington

Spouse(s): Rebecca Prescott

Children(s): Rebecca Sherman

Roger Sherman was born in 1721 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of William Sherman And Mehetabel Wellington. Roger Sherman married Rebecca Minot Prescott, and had children including Rebecca Sherman. Roger Sherman passed away in 1793 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • Roger Sherman was born in 1721 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of William Sherman And Mehetabel Wellington.
  • Roger Sherman married Rebecca Minot Prescott, and had children including Rebecca Sherman.
  • Roger Sherman passed away in 1793 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sherman
1692–1741
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Mehetabel Wellington
1688–1776
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Rebecca Prescott
1742–1813
Birth Location: Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Rebecca Sherman
1764–1795
Birth Location: –
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Roger Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Roger Sherman
1721–1793
Birth Place: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
William Sherman
1692–1741
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mehetabel Wellington
1688–1776
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Joseph (Sherman 8th ( This way to Horn. Roger Sherman via William Sherman 7th) )
1650–1731
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin Wellington
1647–1710
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
Elizabeth Sweetman
1647–1729
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
Great-Grandparents
Martha Palmer
1613–1700
Roger Wellington
1609–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roger Sherman's Descendants

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Roger Sherman (19 Apr 1721–1793) m. Rebecca (Minot) Prescott (20 May 1742–19 Apr 1813)
  1. 1. Rebecca Sherman 1764–1795 m. Simeon Baldwin 1761–1851
    1. 1. Roger (Sherman) Baldwin 1793–1863 m. Emilia ("Emily") Perkins 1796–1874
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Wooster Baldwin) Whitney 1824–1912 m. William (Dwight) Whitney 1827–1894
        1. 1. Edward (Baldwin) Whitney 1857–1911 m. Anna (Josepha) Whitney 1871–1957

Roger Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1721
19 Apr 1721
Birth of Roger Sherman in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1793
23 Jul 1793
Age 72
Death of Roger Sherman in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1793
1793
Age 72
Burial of Roger Sherman in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1721
    Event Place: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1793
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
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