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Name: William Sherman
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 12 Nov 1751
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Place: NEW MILFORD TWP,LITCHFIELD,CONNETICUT
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Name: Roger Sherman
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450365
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
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Film Number: unknown
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'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F74T-FLH : accessed 24 March 2016), Roger Sherman in entry for William Sherman, 12 Nov 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
DeathDeath — 1789
26 June 1789
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 37.

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Did You Know?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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New Milford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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