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Ruth Sherwood 1737–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1737

Birth Location: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 13 Sep 1796

Death Location: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States

Father: Nathaniel Jr

Mother: Mary Shelly

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In 1737, Ruth Sherwood entered the world in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Nathaniel Sergeant Sherwood Jr And Mary Shelly. Ruth Sherwood passed away in 1796 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1737, Ruth Sherwood entered the world in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, born to Nathaniel Sergeant Sherwood Jr And Mary Shelly.
  • Ruth Sherwood passed away in 1796 in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Ruth Sherwood's Ancestors

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Ruth Sherwood
1737–1796
Birth Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Sergeant Sherwood Jr
1711–1775
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England
Mary Shelly
1707–1758
Germany
Grandparents
Nathaniel Sherwood
1672–1796
Rye, Westchester, New York, New England
Abigail (Mary) Burr
1671–1730
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, New England, Colonial America
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1737
1737
Birth of Ruth Sherwood in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1796
13 Sep 1796
Age 59
Death of Ruth Sherwood in Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1737
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1796
    Event Place: Bennington, Bennington, Vermont, United States

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