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Thankful Temple 1713–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1713

Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 February 1805

Death Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Isaac Temple

Mother: Martha Joslin

Spouse(s): Ephraim Sherman

Children(s): Sarah Sherman, Thankful Chase, Percis Johnson, Elizabeth Sherman, Lydia Drury, Aaron Sherman, Moses Sherman, David Sherman

Thankful Temple was born in 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Temple And Martha Joslin. Thankful Temple married Ephraim Sherman, and had children including Aaron Sherman, David Sherman, Elizabeth Sherman, Lydia Drury, Moses Sherman, Percis Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Thankful Chase. Thankful Temple passed away in 1805 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thankful Temple was born in 1713 in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Temple And Martha Joslin.
  • Thankful Temple married Ephraim Sherman, and had children including Aaron Sherman, David Sherman, Elizabeth Sherman, Lydia Drury, Moses Sherman, Percis Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Thankful Chase.
  • Thankful Temple passed away in 1805 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Temple
1679–1765
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
IT
Martha Joslin
1669–1768
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
MJ

Spouses(s)

Ephraim Sherman
1710–1775
Birth Location: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
ES

Children(s)

Sarah Sherman
1741–1833
Birth Location: Grafton, Massachusetts
SS
Thankful Chase
1739–1768
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
TC
Percis Johnson
1746–1789
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
PJ
Elizabeth Sherman
1759–1759
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
ES
Lydia Drury
1736–1793
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
LD
Aaron Sherman
1748–1806
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
AS
Moses Sherman
1752–1846
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
MS
David Sherman
1755–1831
Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
DS

Thankful Temple's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Temple
1713–1805
Birth Place: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Isaac Temple
1679–1765
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Martha Joslin
1669–1768
Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abraham (Temple) Sr
1652–1738
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Deborah Hadlocke
1649–1743
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Josselyn
1627–1694
England
Sarah King
1632–1706
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Temple
1623–1689
Joanna Shipley
1630–1688
Thomas Josselyn
1592–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thankful Temple's Descendants

1.
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Thankful Temple (20 September 1713–27 February 1805) m. Ephraim Sherman (3 March 1710–9 July 1775)
  1. 1. Sarah Sherman 1741–1833
    1. 1. Thankful Towne 1778–1853 m. Isaac (Richardson) Sr 1777–1862
      1. 1. Frederick Richardson 1803–1876 m. Laura (Campbell) Brown 1807–1841
        1. 1. Laura (Ann) Richardson 1839–1879 m. Robert (Jackson) Brown 1835–1905
  2. 2. Thankful Chase 1739–1768
  3. 3. Percis Johnson 1746–1789
  4. 4. Elizabeth Sherman 1759–1759
  5. 5. Lydia Drury 1736–1793
  6. 6. Aaron Sherman 1748–1806
  7. 7. Moses Sherman 1752–1846
  8. 8. David Sherman 1755–1831

Thankful Temple's Timeline

2 Records

1713
20 September 1713
Birth of Thankful Temple in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1805
27 February 1805
Age 92
Death of Thankful Temple in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1713
    Event Place: Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1805
    Event Place: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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