John Sheaf (1717 - 1798)

Born 1717 in North Littleton, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Died Nov 1798 at about age 81 in Offenham, Worcestershire, England

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Biography

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John was born in 1717. He was the son of John Sheaf and Elizabeth Unknown. John, son of John Sheafe & Elizabeth Sheafe, was baptised on 12 April 1717 in North Littleton, Worcestershire, England.^[1]

John married Sarah Unknown. The parish register marriages for Offenham, Worcestershire between 1753 and 1757 are missing, and this is likely the time period in which they married. They had at least three children baptised at Offenham:

• Sarah (1757)
• John (1759)
• Ann (1764)

John (age 81) died in 1798 and was buried on 16 November 1798 in Offenham, Worcestershire, England.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Worcestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1600-1812"
   Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service; Worcester, Worcestershire, England; The Diocese of Worcester Bishop's Transcripts; Reference: b736/BA2015/279
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 62085 #1949720 (accessed 30 August 2022)
   John Sheafe baptism on 12 Apr 1717, son of John Sheafe & Elizabeth Sheafe, in North & Middle Littleton, Worcestershire, England.
2. ↑ Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 3 November 2022)
   John Sheaf burial (died in 1798 at age 81) on 16 Nov 1798 in Offenham, Worcestershire, England.