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Theophilus Sr Sherman 1643–1711 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 October 1643

Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 16 February 1711

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sherman

Mother: Sarah Mitchell

Spouse(s): Comfort Robbins

Children(s): Theophilus Sherman, Comfort Sherman

Theophilus Sr Sherman was born in 1643 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sherman And Sarah Sherman Mitchell. Theophilus Sr Sherman married Comfort Sherman Robbins, and had children including Comfort Nichols Sherman, Theophilus Jr Sherman. Theophilus Sr Sherman passed away in 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Theophilus Sr Sherman was born in 1643 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Sherman And Sarah Sherman Mitchell.
  • Theophilus Sr Sherman married Comfort Sherman Robbins, and had children including Comfort Nichols Sherman, Theophilus Jr Sherman.
  • Theophilus Sr Sherman passed away in 1711 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Theophilus Sherman's Ancestors

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Theophilus Sherman
1643–1711
Birth Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Sherman
1618–1700
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Sarah (Sherman) Mitchell
1621–1665
North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Sherman
1572–1641
Dedham, Colchester Borough, Essex, England
Mathew (Matthew) Mitchell
1591–1646
England
Susan (Mitchell Butterfield) Wood
1590–1635
Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
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Theophilus Sherman's Descendants

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Theophilus (Sr) Sherman (28 October 1643–16 February 1711) m. Comfort (Sherman) Robbins (12 October 1646–1697)
  1. 1. Theophilus (Jr) Sherman 1685–1712
  2. 2. Comfort (Nichols) Sherman 1677–1727 m. Richard Nichols 1678–1756
    1. 1. Nathaniel Nichols 1708–1785 m. Ann Nichols 1710–1780
      1. 1. Esther Holbrook 1731–1795
    2. 2. Jerusha (Walker) Nichols 1717–1803 m. James Walker 1715–1796
      1. 1. Jerusha (Booth) Walker 1746–1806
      2. 2. Eliakim Walker 1740–1812
    3. 3. Elijah Nichols –1741

Theophilus Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1643
28 October 1643
Birth of Theophilus Sr Sherman in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1711
16 February 1711
Age 68
Death of Theophilus Sr Sherman in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 October 1643
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1711
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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