Elizabeth SHERMAN

(b. 25 November 1670 , Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1707 , )

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Elizabeth SHERMAN was born 25 November 1670 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Elizabeth SHERMAN was the child of Peleg SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Elizabeth LAWTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Philip SHEARMAN (SHERMAN) and Sarah ODDING (maternal) Thomas LAWTON and Elizabeth SALISBURY

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Elizabeth married Stokes POTTER abt. 1702 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Stokes POTTER was born abt. 1665 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Stokes died 25 January 1718 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Stokes was the child of Nathaniel POTTER and Elizabeth STOKES.

Elizabeth SHERMAN died abt. 1707 in .
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Elizabeth SHERMAN married

Stokes POTTER-- Date: abt. 1702 Place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Stokes POTTER was the child of Nathaniel POTTER and Elizabeth STOKES

Children of Stokes POTTER and Elizabeth SHERMAN:

Dorothy POTTER (b.1 January 1702, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Nicholas MOSHER 12 October 1728 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Isabelle POTTER (b.19 October 1703, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. abt. 1760, , Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Jonathan MOSHER 7 January 1720 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Margaret POTTER (b.30 June 1705, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Joseph DEVOL 1725 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Hannah POTTER (b.3 May 1707, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 12 July 1770, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Thomas BROWNELL 1726 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Nathaniel POTTER (b.7 January 1709, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Mary DEVOL 23 November 1726 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Benjamin POTTER (b.21 June 1711, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )
m. Prue (Prudence?) HICKS 30 December 1733

Dorothy POTTER (b.2 February 1714, , Province of Massachusetts Bay d. , )

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1670 Birth
1670 SHEARMAN SHEARMAN Elizabeth, Nov. 25, 1670. 1 10 Birth Portsmouth

Rhode Island Births and Christenings
name: Elizabeth Sherman
gender: Female
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birth date: 25 Nov 1670
birthplace: LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
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father's name: Peleg Sherman
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mother's name: Elizabeth
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indexing project (batch) number: C50099-1
system origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
source film number: 908270
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source: familysearch.org
Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

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

1702 Birth of Child
Dorothy POTTER was born 1 January 1702, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 31 years old.

1703 Birth of Child
Isabelle POTTER was born 19 October 1703, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 32 years old.

1705 Birth of Child
Margaret POTTER was born 30 June 1705, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 34 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Hannah POTTER was born 3 May 1707, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 36 years old.

1709 Birth of Child
Nathaniel POTTER was born 7 January 1709, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 38 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Benjamin POTTER was born 21 June 1711, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Elizabeth was 40 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Dorothy POTTER was born 2 February 1714, , Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 43 years old.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state