William
Benson
Sherwood
Born [location unknown]
Son of Jabez Sherwood
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Lucy Atwater (Bonney) Sherwood
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Eliza Ann (Burns) Sherwood
— married
28 Aug 1831 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Husband of
Emeline (Knapp) Sherwood
— married
after 12 Feb 1846 [location unknown]
Father of
Eliza B. Sherwood
Died
at age 83
in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Nov 2017
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Biography
m3. Lucy A. Bonney, dau. of Rev. William Bonney.
Children with Eliza:
- Frances A.
- William H.
- Darius
Burial
- Christ Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut (Find A Grave)
Sources
- Mead, Spencer Percival. Abstracts of Records and Tombstones of the Town of Greenwich (1913) Page 93: Episcopal Church Cemetery
- William B. Sherwood, b. 28 Aug 1810, d. 22 May 1894
- Mead, Spencer Percival. Abstract of Church Records of the Town of Greenwich (1913) Page 27-9 & 32 & 54-5:Second Congregational Church.
- Page 27: New Members: William Benson Sherwood, son of Jabez Sherwood, 2 Mar 1834.
- Page 27: Baptisms: William Benson Sherwood, an adult, 2 Mar 1834.
- Page 28: New Members: Eliza A. Sherwood, wife of William Benson Sherwood, dau. of James Burns, 6 May 1838.
- Page 55: Baptisms: Eliza A. Sherwood, an adult, 6 May 1838
- Page 29: New Members: Emeline Knapp, wife of William Benson Sherwood, dau. of Abraham Knapp, 5 May 1839.
- Page 32: New Members: Lucy A. Sherwood, wife of William B. Sherwood, dau. of Rev. William Bonney, 2 Sep 1842.
- Page 55: Baptisms: Frances A., William H., Darius, children of William B. and Eliza Ann Sherwood, 30 Jun 1838.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #162721476: Christ Church Cemetery, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Greenwich, Page 74.
- William Benson Sherwood m. 28 Aug 1831 Eliza Ann Barns
- Hubert, Elizabeth & Pendery, Joyce. Second Congregational Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, Short History and Members 1728-1860, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Anc. Soc., Inc., Stamford, Conn., Aug 1993) Vol. 36, No. 1, WN 184, Page 20.
- 2 Mar 1832, Admissions by Rev. Joel Mann, (Installed 1 Sep 1830): William Benson Sherwood, son of Jabez Sherwood.
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