Benjamin SHERMAN

Born

29 March 1662 , Stratford, New Haven Colony

Died

29 August 1742 , Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Born: 29 March 1662 in Stratford, New Haven Colony

Parents of Benjamin SHERMAN

Father

Samuel SHERMAN

Mother

Mary Sarah MITCHELL

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Benjamin married Rebecca PHIPPEN 6 June 1683 in Stratford, Connecticut Colony . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca PHIPPEN was born 10 August 1666 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony . Rebecca died 5 August 1739 in Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Rebecca was the child of Benjamin PHIPPEN and Wilmot EWER.

Benjamin SHERMAN died 29 August 1742 in Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benjamin SHERMAN

Benjamin SHERMAN married

Rebecca PHIPPEN
Marriage date: 6 June 1683
Marriage place: Stratford, Connecticut Colony
Rebecca PHIPPEN was the child of Benjamin PHIPPEN and Wilmot EWER

Children of Benjamin SHERMAN and Rebecca PHIPPEN

Nathaniel SHERMAN

Born: 1 December 1692, Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 13 October 1767, Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Eunice NICHOLS 2 May 1728 Place: Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1662
29 March 1662
Stratford, New Haven Colony

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1683 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin SHERMAN and Rebecca PHIPPEN 6 June 1683, Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney)

He was 21 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Nathaniel SHERMAN was born 1 December 1692, Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney)

Benjamin was 30 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel SHERMAN married 2 May 1728, Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut to Eunice NICHOLS

1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rebecca PHIPPEN died 5 August 1739, Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney)

Death — 1742
29 August 1742
Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 80.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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