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William Shepard 1732–1802 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 October 1732

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 17 February 1802

Death Location: Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Samuel Shepard

Mother: Bethia Steele

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William Shepard was born in 1732 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Shepard And Bethia Steele. William Shepard passed away in 1802 in Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Shepard was born in 1732 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Samuel Shepard And Bethia Steele.
  • William Shepard passed away in 1802 in Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America.

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William Shepard's Ancestors

Self
William Shepard
1732–1802
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Shepard
1684–1750
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Bethia Steele
1689–1731
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
John Shephard
1657–1736
Hannah Peck
1656–1704
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
John Steele
1660–1698
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Melatia Bradford
1664–1739
Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Steele
1622–1675
Anna Bishop
1622–1672
William Bradford
1624–1703
Alice Richards
1627–1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Governor
1590–1657
Alice Carpenter
1590–1670

William Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1732
20 October 1732
Birth of William Shepard in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
1802
17 February 1802
Age 70
Death of William Shepard in Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 October 1732
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1802
    Event Place: Panton, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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