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Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Sherman was named after Roger Sherman, one of the nation’s founding fathers and the only American to sign four important historical documents: the Continental Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
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1802 - (Sherman, CT) - Incorporated in 1802, the town took its name from founding father Roger Sherman.
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1819 - Sherman
Sherman is a township, situated in the northwest corner of the county, 60 miles from Hartford; bounded on the north by Kent, in Litchfield county, on ... Read MORE...
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1839 - Sherman
Sherman, Connecticut
Fairfield county. Sherman was formerly the north part of New Fairfield, and incorporated in 1802. Population, 1830, 947. It is... Read MORE...
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1854 - Sherman
Sherman, a post-township in Fairfield co., Connecticut, 50 miles S. W. from Hartford. Population, 984.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
1862 - Avoiding the Civil War Draft
A man named Hoag, belonging to Sherman, Conn., purposely cut his hand with a scythe, to avoid being drafted. The wound bled profusely, and he shortly ... Read MORE...
1871 - Runs in the family
Royal Briggs, who committed suicide at Sherman, Conn., the other day, was the last of six brothers who have made way with themselves. St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 18, 1871
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1895 - Sherman
Sherman, a post-hamlet of Fairfield co, Conn, in Sherman township, about 13 miles N. of Danbury. Pop. of the township, 846.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1906
Sherman, a post-village of Fairfield co., Conn., in Sherman township (town), about 13 miles N. of Danbury. Pop. of the town in 1900, 658.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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