flag male ancestor  Benjamin  SHERMAN

  (b. 29 March 1662 Stratford, New Haven Colony   d. 29 August 1742 Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut )  

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Benjamin SHERMAN was born 29 March 1662 in Stratford, New Haven Colony

Benjamin SHERMAN was the child of Samuel SHERMAN   and   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, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).  Rebecca died 5 August 1739 in Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney).  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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Benjamin SHERMAN married flag female ancestor Rebecca PHIPPEN-- Date: 6 June 1683 Place: Stratford, Connecticut Colony
Rebecca PHIPPEN was the child of Benjamin PHIPPEN and Wilmot EWER




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birth1662 Birth
29 March 1662
Stratford, New Haven Colony
marriage1683 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.
marriage1728 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel SHERMAN married 2 May 1728, Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney) to Eunice NICHOLS
1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rebecca PHIPPEN died 5 August 1739, Stratford, Connecticut, USA (Putney)
death1742 Death
29 August 1742
Stratford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

He died at the age of 80.
Added: 5/14/2022 11:56:22 PM - Updated: 5/14/2022 11:58:45 PM
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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