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Thomas Shepard 1635–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1635

Birth Location: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 29 September 1719

Death Location: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Ralph Shepard

Mother: Thankslorde Perkins

Spouse(s): Hannah Ensign

Children(s): Isaac Shepard, Thomas* Shepard, Edward Shepard, Sarah Foster, Ruth Shepard, Ralph Shepard, May Shepard, Hannah Shepard

In 1635, Thomas Shepard entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to Ralph Shepard And Thankslorde Perkins. Thomas Shepard married Hannah Ensign, and had children including Edward Shepard, Hannah Shepard, Isaac Shepard, May Shepard, Ralph Shepard, Ruth Shepard, Sarah Foster, Thomas Rev Iii 2Cx9 Shepard. Thomas Shepard passed away in 1719 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1635, Thomas Shepard entered the world in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, born to Ralph Shepard And Thankslorde Perkins.
  • Thomas Shepard married Hannah Ensign, and had children including Edward Shepard, Hannah Shepard, Isaac Shepard, May Shepard, Ralph Shepard, Ruth Shepard, Sarah Foster, Thomas Rev Iii 2Cx9 Shepard.
  • Thomas Shepard passed away in 1719 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Thomas Shepard's Ancestors

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Thomas Shepard
1635–1719
Birth Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Ralph Shepard
1606–1693
Derbyshire, England
Thankslorde Perkins
1612–1681
Stepney, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Shepard's Descendants

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Thomas Shepard (5 Apr 1635–29 September 1719) m. Hannah Ensign (16 Jul 1640–14 Mar 1697)
  1. 1. Isaac Shepard 1682–1724 m. Elizabeth Fuller 1679–1761
    1. 1. Elizabeth Benjamin 1707–1760
    2. 2. Hannah Shepard 1711–1756
    3. 3. Isaac (Shepard) 2nd 1704–1778 m. Sarah Cheney 1706–1791
      1. 1. Thomas Shepard 1744–1815 m. Mary Baldwin 1756–1825
        1. 1. Obediah Shepard 1786–1858 m. Eunice Shepard 1799– m. Mary Yeomans 1785–1853 m. Mary Sweet 1783–1865
        2. 2. Isaac Shepard 1777–1841
        3. 3. Amos Shepard 1785–1863
        4. 4. Jacob Shepard 1779–1856
        5. 5. Joseph Shepard 1781–1874
        6. 6. Benjemin Shepard 1783–1881
        7. 7. Polly Shepard 1788–1823
        8. 8. David Shepard 1791–1867
        9. 9. Thomas Shepard 1792–1858
      2. 2. Jonathan Shepard 1730–1787
      3. 3. Isaac (Shepard) 3rd 1732–1802
      4. 4. Sarah Shepard 1735–1773
      5. 5. Elizabeth Shepard 1737–1760
      6. 6. Daniel Shepard 1739–1799
      7. 7. Nathaniel Shepard 1741–1828
      8. 8. Solomon Shepard 1746–1830
      9. 9. John Shepherd 1728–1847
    4. 4. Nathaniel Shepard 1713–1752
    5. 5. Sarah Shepard 1715–1756
    6. 6. Hannah Shepard 1711–1756
    7. 7. Jacob Shepard 1721–1747
    8. 8. Noah Shepard 1717–1773
    9. 9. Elizabeth SHEPARD 1707–1760
    10. 10. Jonathan Shepard 1709–1798
    11. 11. Joshua Shepard 1702–1785
    12. 12. Mercy Shephard 1689–
  2. 2. Thomas* (Rev III (2Cx9)) Shepard 1658–1685
  3. 3. Edward Shepard 1658–
  4. 4. Sarah Foster 1642–1683
  5. 5. Ruth Shepard 1662–1702
  6. 6. Ralph Shepard 1665–1722
  7. 7. May Shepard 1663–1683
  8. 8. Hannah Shepard 1654–1717

Thomas Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1635
5 Apr 1635
Birth of Thomas Shepard in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1719
29 September 1719
Age 84
Death of Thomas Shepard in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1635
    Event Place: Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1636; Birth city: Dedham; Birth state: MA
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 30
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 30

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 September 1719
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1635; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1636; Birth city: Dedham; Birth state: MA
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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