Joseph Sherwood (1735 - 1813)

Born 31 Dec 1735 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hester (Price) Sherwood — married 13 Feb 1759 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1813 at age 77 in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

He died on 12 April 1813 of mortification in the leg at the age of 77.^[1]

His inventory was completed on 3 May 1813 in Fairfield.^[2]

His will is dated 11 February 1811 and proved on 26 April 1813 in Fairfield. He mentions his daughters, Sarah, Esther, and Amelia, wife of Justus Raymond, and Ulilallah, and his sons, Jeremiah and Joseph.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ “Greenfield Hill Church Records, Vol. 1-3, 1668-1833, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3F-J9FF-7  : 7 September 2022), , FHL microfilm 007833583, image 134, Fairfield, Connecticut, Greenfield or Northwest Society and Church, Volume 2, Part V, Page 89.
2. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TGF5 : 6 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 128, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 28, 1798-1829, Pages 235-236.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TG72  : 10 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 302, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 4-5.

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