Roger Prescott
SHERMAN
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Born: 16 July 1768 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Roger Prescott SHERMAN died 5 March 1856 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .
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Name: Roger Sherman
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 16 Jul 1768
Birthplace: NEW HAVEN TWP,NEW HAVEN,CONNETICUT
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Father's Name: Roger Sherman
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Mother's Name: Rebecca
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450365
System Origin: Connecticut-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
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'Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F74T-6D4 : accessed 24 March 2016), Roger Sherman in entry for Roger Sherman, 16 Jul 1768; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18565 March 1856
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 87.
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Website: http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/
Record added: 3/24/2016 11:00:01 AM
Last updated: 6/26/2026 3:05:36 PM
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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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