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Rebecca (Prescott) Sherman (abt. 1742 - 1813)

Rebecca Sherman formerly Prescott
Born about in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , and
Wife of — married 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Mother of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 70 in New Haven, Connecticut, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth Record: Rebecca Prescott; father: Benjamin, Jr., mother: Rebecca; 20 May 1742

Name Rebecca Prescott
Gender Female
Birth Date 20 May 1742
Birthplace SALEM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name Benjamin Prescott
Mother's Name Rebecca [1]

Marriage Record

Name Roger Sherman
Spouse's Name Rebecka Prescott
Event Date 12 May 1763
Event Place Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts [2]

Burial: Grove Street Cemetery; New Haven; New Haven County, Connecticut. Headstone inscription:

"In Memory of
REBEKAH
Relict of
ROGER SHERMAN
She was born May 31 1742
and died April 19 1813
in the 71st year of her age
She was the eldest daughter of
Benjamin & Rebekah Prescott"
of Danvers Massachusetts [3]

[4]

Children of Roger Sherman and Rebecca Prescott Sherman:

  1. Rebecca (Sherman) Baldwin, wife of Simeon Baldwin, the mother of Roger Sherman Baldwin, a Governor of Connecticut and a United States Senator, and grandmother of Simeon Eben Baldwin a Governor of Connecticut and Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
  2. Elizabeth (Sherman) Burr Baldwin, the second wife of Simeon Baldwin.
  3. Roger Sherman, Jr. was a 1787 graduate of Yale College and served in the Connecticut General Assembly, 1810–1811.
  4. Mehitabel (Sherman) Barnes Evarts, wife of Jeremiah Evarts, became the mother of William Maxwell Evarts, a United States Attorney General, Secretary of State and Senator for New York
  5. Martha (Sherman) Day, wife of Jeremiah Day, became the mother of California State Senator and University of California founding trustee Sherman Day.
  6. Sarah (Sherman) Hoar, wife of Samuel Hoar, was the mother of George Frisbie Hoar a United States Senator for Massachusetts, and Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar also a United States Attorney General and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice. [5][6]

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch; accessed 25 December 2015, Rebecca Prescott, 20 May 1742; citing SALEM,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 874,031, 874,032, 874,033.
  2. ↑ Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch; accessed 25 December 2015, Roger Sherman and Rebecka Prescott, 12 May 1763; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 877,468.RE
  3. ↑ Sherman Genealogy Including Families of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, England; By Thomas Townsend Sherman; T. A. Wright, 1920
  4. ↑ FindaGrave Memorial# 74452080
  5. ↑ Wikipedia Page for Rebecca Prescott Sherman
  6. ↑ Biography of Rebecca Prescott Sherman at ColonialHall.com




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Meehan-411 Beryl Meehan
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Rebecca Minot Prescott Sherman (1742-1813), who stitched herself into American history. The Massachusetts-born second wife of Roger Sherman and herself a patriot, she pursued ways to support the colonists’ fight and found one in helping construct the first official flag of the United States.

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