The Forgotten Ones » Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Personal data Roger Sherman
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5- He was born on April 19, 1721 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.Sources 1, 3, 5
- Resident:
- He died on July 23, 1793 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, he was 72 years old.Source 3
- A child of William Sherman and Mehitable Wellington
Household of Roger Sherman
(1) He is married to Elizabeth Hartwell.
They got married on November 17, 1749 at Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, he was 28 years old.
Child(ren):
- John Sherman 1750-1802
- William Sherman 1751-1789
- Isaac Sherman 1753-1819
- Chloe Sherman 1754-1757
- Oliver Sherman 1756-1757
- Oliver Sherman 1756-1757
- Chloe Sherman 1758-1850
- Elizabeth Sherman 1760-1762
- Isaac Sherman 1761-1762
(2) He is married to Rebecca Prescott.
They got married on May 12, 1763 at Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, he was 42 years old.
Child(ren):
- Oliver Sherman 1756-1757
- Elizabeth Sherman 1760-1762
- Mehitable Sherman 1763-1772
- Rebecca Sherman 1764-1795
- Elizabeth Sherman 1765-1850
- Roger Sherman 1768-1856
- Mehetabel Sherman 1772-1772
- Mehitable Presco Sherman 1774-1851
- Oliver Sherman 1777-1821
- Martha Sherman 1779-1806
- Sarah Sherman 1783-1866
Notes about Roger Sherman
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Sources
- Family Data Collection - Births
Birth date: 19 April 1721 Birth place: Newton, MA, USA
/ Ancestry.com - Connecticut State Register, 1924 Government & Military records, Graden, Debra, comp.
Residence date: Residence place: New Haven
/ Ancestry.com - Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., Birth year: 1721; Birth city: Newton; Birth state: MA.
Birth date: 19 April 1721 Birth place: Newton, MA Death date: 23 July 1793 Death place: New Haven, CT
/ Ancestry.com - Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
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/ Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Source number: 62.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LDF.
Birth date: 1721 Birth place: MA Marriage date: 1749 Marriage place:
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Birthday April 19, 1721
- The temperature on April 19, 1721 was about 10.0 °C. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1721: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.
- March 24 » Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
- April 4 » Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
- April 26 » A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
- August 18 » The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked.
- October 22 » Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
Day of marriage May 12, 1763
- The temperature on May 12, 1763 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw rijp. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regent Lodewijk Ernst (Hertog van Brunswijk-Wolfenbüttel) was from 1759 till 1766 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1763: Source: Wikipedia
- May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
- July 31 » Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.
- September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
- September 14 » Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
- October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
- December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
Day of death July 23, 1793
- The temperature on July 23, 1793 was about 23.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
- January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
- May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
- June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
- June 10 » The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
- June 24 » The French Constitution of 1793 is formally adopted, although it is effectively suspended by the Committee of Public Safety.
- December 26 » Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeats Austria.
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