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Sarah Sherwood 1676–1743 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 November 1676

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 25 May 1743

Death Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Matthew Sherwood

Mother: Mary Fitch

Spouse(s): Ephraim Wheeler, Rebekah Sherwood, Benjamin Fairweather, Benjamin Fairweather

Children(s): Abiah Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Jedediah Wheeler, Abiah Wheeler, John Sherwood, Katherine Wheeler

The story of Sarah Sherwood began in 1676 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah Sherwood married Benjamin Fairweather, Ephraim Wheeler, Rebekah Sherwood, and had children including Abiah Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Jedediah Wheeler, John Sherwood, Katherine Wheeler. Sarah Sherwood passed away in 1743 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Sherwood began in 1676 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Sarah Sherwood married Benjamin Fairweather, Ephraim Wheeler, Rebekah Sherwood, and had children including Abiah Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Jedediah Wheeler, John Sherwood, Katherine Wheeler.
  • Sarah Sherwood passed away in 1743 in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Sherwood
1676–1743
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Matthew Sherwood
1643–1715
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Fitch
1643–1730
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1586–1655
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, , England
Mary Fitch
1629–1693
Bocking, Essex, , England
Thomas Fitch
1612–1704
Bocking, Essex, , England
Anne Stacie
1611–1686
Bocking, Essex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sherwood
1548–1632
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1686
Thomas Fitch
1590–1633
Anna Reeve
1590–1686
William Stacie
1581–1650
Anne Garrold
1585–1623
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1514–1568
George Fitch
1556–1605
Joan Thurgood
1553–1600
John Reeve
1561–1621
Mary Brock
1567–1620
George Fitch
1556–1605
Joan Thurgood
1553–1600
William Stacie
1550–1581
Elizabeth Archer
1550–1581
Henry Garrold
1549–1589
Johan Garrold
1553–1589

Sarah Sherwood's Descendants

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Sarah Sherwood (3 November 1676–25 May 1743) m. Ephraim Wheeler (1645–27 November 1705) m. Rebekah Sherwood (1681–16 May 1721) m. Benjamin Fairweather (1672–1725) m. Benjamin Fairweather (1659–1691)
  1. 1. Abiah Wheeler 1696–1743
  2. 2. Andrew Wheeler 1698–1782
  3. 3. Jedediah Wheeler 1700–1724
  4. 4. Abiah Wheeler 1696–1743
  5. 5. John Sherwood 1705–1779
  6. 6. Katherine Wheeler 1693–1742 m. Peter Hubbell 1686–1780
    1. 1. Catherine Birch 1732–1812
    2. 2. Ezra Hubbell 1718–1758
    3. 3. Sarah Hubbell 1719–
    4. 4. Elijah Hubbell 1727–1777
    5. 5. Silas Hubbell 1738–1805
    6. 6. Comfort Hubbell 1729–1797
    7. 7. Gideon Hubbell 1728–
    8. 8. Enoch Hubbell 1735–1827
    9. 9. Katherine Hubbell 1730–1812
    10. 10. Peter Hubbell 1715–1784
    11. 11. Matthew Hubbell 1723–1772
    12. 12. Ephraim Hubbell 1712–1745
    13. 13. Ephriam Hubbell 1712–1795
    14. 14. Jedidiah Hubbell 1720–1819 m. Susannah Hickock 1738–1769 m. Eunice Johnson 1730– m. Abigail Northrup 1720–1758 m. Mary Hurlbut 1720–1758
      1. 1. Celestia (Freelove) Hubbell 1764–1847 m. Abraham Sprague 1764–1847
        1. 1. Celestia (Freelove) Sprague 1807–1863 m. Luther Stevens 1804–1850
        2. 2. electra ("letty") sprague 1791–1883
        3. 3. Hickock (Hubble) Sprague 1781–1877
        4. 4. Delilah (Jehila) Sprague 1792–1883
        5. 5. Lettie Sprague 1792–1883
        6. 6. Harrison (H) Sprague 1813–1879
        7. 7. Hickock (Hubble) Sprague 1794–1877 m. SARAH BENNETT 1794–1887
        8. 8. Sarah Sprague 1790–1860
        9. 9. Pythagoras Sprague 1799–1895
        10. 10. Eledrixia Sprague 1798–1860
        11. 11. Jerusha Sprague 1810–1877
        12. 12. Harmon Sprague 1812–1822
        13. 13. Electa Sprague 1804–1846 m. George Hanks 1794–
      2. 2. David Hubbell 1755–1845
        1. 1. Harriet Hubbell 1792–1884

Sarah Sherwood's Timeline

2 Records

1676
3 November 1676
Birth of Sarah Sherwood in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1743
25 May 1743
Age 67
Death of Sarah Sherwood in Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 November 1676
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Stratfield; Birth state: CT.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1743
    Event Place: Stratfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1676; Birth city: Stratfield; Birth state: CT.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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