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William Herbert Schurman Sherman 1866–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1866

Birth Location: River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: Jul 1935

Death Location: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Schurman

Mother: Jane Baxter

Spouse(s): Hannah Slocum

Children(s): Herbert Sherman, Erville Sherman, Mabel Sherman

The story of William Herbert Schurman Sherman began in 1866 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Herbert Schurman Sherman married Hannah Alice Slocum, and had children including Erville Brunswick Sherman, Herbert Laurence Sherman, Mabel Esther Sherman. William Herbert Schurman Sherman passed away in 1935 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Herbert Schurman Sherman began in 1866 in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Herbert Schurman Sherman married Hannah Alice Slocum, and had children including Erville Brunswick Sherman, Herbert Laurence Sherman, Mabel Esther Sherman.
  • William Herbert Schurman Sherman passed away in 1935 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sherman's Ancestors

Self
William Sherman
1866–1935
Birth Place: River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John Craig Schurman
1840–1919
Freetown, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Jane Baxter
1844–1925
River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
William (Cale) Schurman
1810–1892
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mary Craig
1811–1892
Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Caleb ♦
1782–1855
Mary Lefurgey
1790–1872
John Craig
1788–1852
Ann ♦
1789–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forge
1750–1818
Ann Joyce
1767–1820
William Craig
1745–1828
Kennedy Copeland
1751–1828

William Sherman's Descendants

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William (Herbert Schurman) Sherman (28 Feb 1866–Jul 1935) m. Hannah (Alice) Slocum (6 SEP 1875–1 Jul 1959)
  1. 1. Herbert (Laurence) Sherman 1899–1978 m. Iris (Torborg) Andersson 1900–
    1. 1. Herbert (Laurence Sherman) Jr 1924–1988
  2. 2. Erville (Brunswick) Sherman 1895–1992
  3. 3. Mabel (Esther) Sherman 1897–1982 m. Emmet (Frank) Greenleaf 1898–
    1. 1. John (S) Greenleaf 1923–
    2. 2. Evelyn (Louise Greenleaf) ✔️ 1925–2022 m. Francis (Leo CHINK Morgan) ✔️ 1922–2008

William Sherman's Timeline

3 Records

1866
28 Feb 1866
Birth of William Herbert Schurman Sherman in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1894
7 November 1894
Age 28
William Herbert Schurman Sherman was married in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
Jul 1935
Age 69
Death of William Herbert Schurman Sherman in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1866
    Event Place: River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 November 1894
    Event Place: Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1935
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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