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Thomas Shepard 1635–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1635

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 29 Sep 1719

Death Location: Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts

Father: Ralph Shepard

Mother: Thankslord Shepard

Spouse(s): Hannah Ensign

Children(s): Hannah Shepard

In 1635, Thomas Shepard entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Ralph Shepard And Thankslord Shepard. Thomas Shepard married Hannah Ensign, and had children including Hannah Shepard. Thomas Shepard passed away in 1719 in Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1635, Thomas Shepard entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Ralph Shepard And Thankslord Shepard.
  • Thomas Shepard married Hannah Ensign, and had children including Hannah Shepard.
  • Thomas Shepard passed away in 1719 in Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Shepard
1606–1693
Birth Location: Derbyshire, England
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Thankslord Shepard
1612–1681
Birth Location: Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Ensign
1640–1698
Birth Location: Scituate, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Hannah Shepard
1663–1718
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Thomas Shepard's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Ralph Shepard
1606–1693
Derbyshire, England
Thankslord Shepard
1612–1681
Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Isaac Shepard
1571–1630
London, Middlesex, England
Margaret (Anne) Holliwell
1575–1624
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Shepard
1545–1575
Joan Symons
1543–1571
John Holliwell
1547–1603
Margaret Hawkes
1550–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1515–1558
Elizabeth Flowers
1511–1563
Alan (Haleighwell),
1518–1547
Isabell Shaw
1525–1547
John Hawkes
1520–1573
Joan Veares
1520–1573

Thomas Shepard's Descendants

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Thomas Shepard (5 Apr 1635–29 Sep 1719) m. Hannah Ensign (1640–14 Mar 1698)
  1. 1. Hannah Shepard 1663–1718 m. Joseph Horn 1660–1681
    1. 1. Elizabeth Horn 1682–1702 m. Thomas Blanchard 1667–1730
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ruth) Blanchard 1702–1794 m. John (Henry Robertson (Capt)) Sumner 1698–1754
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Sumner 1715–1753 m. Abraham Ballard 1720–1758

Thomas Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1635
5 Apr 1635
Birth of Thomas Shepard in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1719
29 Sep 1719
Age 84
Death of Thomas Shepard in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1635
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1719
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malden Middlesex County Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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