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William Shepard 1620–1664 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1664

Death Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Father: John Shepherd

Mother: Margaret Squire

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hathaway

Children(s): Martha Shepard

In 1620, William Shepard entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Shepherd And Margaret Squire. William Shepard married Elizabeth Ruth Hathaway, and had children including Martha Shepard. William Shepard passed away in 1664 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • In 1620, William Shepard entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Shepherd And Margaret Squire.
  • William Shepard married Elizabeth Ruth Hathaway, and had children including Martha Shepard.
  • William Shepard passed away in 1664 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Shepard's Ancestors

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William Shepard
1620–1664
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Shepherd
1599–1650
Towcester, Northamptonshire, , England
Margaret Squire
1596–1675
England
Grandparents
Henry (Thomas) Squire
1563–1649
Charlton Mackrell, South Somerset District, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepard's Descendants

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William Shepard (1620–1664) m. Elizabeth ((Ruth)) Hathaway (25 November 1621–7 Dec 1664)
  1. 1. Martha Shepard 1648–1691 m. John Simmons 1644–1712
    1. 1. Deliverance Simmons 1680–1734 m. Walter Chase 1684–1734
      1. 1. Seth Chase 1711–1768 m. Abigail Briggs 1719–1748
        1. 1. Lydia Chase 1739–1810 m. William Burke 1736–1809

William Shepard's Timeline

5 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Shepard in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1640
about 1640
Age 20
William Shepard was married in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1644
1644
Age 24
William Shepard was married in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1650
1650
Age 30
William Shepard was married in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony
1664
1664
Age 44
Death of William Shepard in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1640
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1642; Page Number: 263

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1664
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

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