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Hannah (Parruck) Sherwood (bef. 1710 - 1777)

Hannah Sherwood formerly Parruck aka Parruck
Born before in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Wife of — married 6 Apr 1727 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 66 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Hannah Parruck was born sometime prior to her baptism on 17 December 1710.[1] She was the daughter of John Parruck and Hannah Beardsley. [1]

She married John Sherwood on 6 April 1727 in Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.[1] They had 14 children.[1]

Hannah Parruck died on 5 March 1777 in Newtown, Connecticut.[2][3][4] She was buried in Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut.[2][3]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jacobus
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hale
  3. 3.0 3.1 Find A Grave
  4. Connecticut Deaths and Burials
  • "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F76R-QMF : 9 February 2018), Hannah Sherwood, 05 Mar 1777; citing Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,200.
  • Find A Grave, database and images, Find A Grave: Memorial #141990650, citing Newtown Village Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The death date inscribed on her gravestone is clearly visible in the photo that appears on this web page (when the "original" version of the photo is viewed at full resolution.
  • Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Records Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. Vol. 36, Headstone Inscriptions, 413-1 & 2 Village & Town Plot Cemeteries, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Page 18 Image: "Sherwood, Hannah, wife of John, died Mar. 5, 1777, age 67 yrs."
  • Holt, Nellie. Beardsley Genealogy, The Family of William Beardsley One of the First Settlers of Connecticut (1950) Page 8 The death date of 20 Jul 1736 provided by this source is incorrect. It would have been impossible for Hannah to have 14 children between the date of her marriage in 1727 and 1736. In fact, Jacobus states that her last child (Jemima) was born in 1756!
  • Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut), Genealogical Publishing Company, Vol. 2, Page 865 Image: "Hannah Parruck [wife of John Sherwood]; dau. of john, bapt. 17 Dec. 1710"
  • The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002)
  • Vol. Newtown, Page 154: Sherwood, John, m. Hannah Parich, Apr. 6, 1727.




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Parruck-2 and Patrick-1189 are not ready to be merged because: I have some issues with birth date, marriage date and birth date of first child ???
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