Walker Sherwood (1800 - 1826)

Born 1800 in Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Oct 1826 at about age 26 in Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

m. Caroline Wilson on 16 January 1821.^[1] or on 21 December 1820 in Fairfield.^[2]

Burial

Union Cemetery, Easton, Fairfield, Connecticut

In 1827, Caroline Sherwood, widow of Walker Sherwood was the parent and guardian of Daniel W. Sherwood, Ormel W. Sherwood, and Eliza Caroline Sherwood. She petitioned the court to sell some property that was her late husband's.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7P4-NBH : 11 January 2020), Walker Sherwood, 1821.
2. ↑ Record of marriages, 1820-1853, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BB-KSHB-J : 8 September 2022), , FHL microfilm 007731310, image 10, Fairfield, Connecticut, Item 1, Page 3.
3. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 30-31, 1807-1835”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y9Q4-S : 1 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007627302, image 412-413, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 31, 1827-1835, Pages 223-224.

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F72B-W6Y : 16 September 2020), Walker Sherwood, 1826.

• Lacey, R.B. & Orcutt, Samuel. "The Inscriptions in the Cemetery at Easton, Conn., near the Baptist Church", Annual Report of the Fairfield Historical Society (Bridgeport, Feb. 19, 1892) Page 86.

• Inscription: "Walker Sherwood died Oct. 15, 1826, AE 26 years."

• Find A Grave: Memorial #109930032
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Fairfield.

• Page 98: Sherwood, Walker, of Weston, m. Caroline Willson, of Fairfield, Dec. 21, 1820, by Nath[anie]l Hewit, V.D.M. Vol. 1-M, Page 3.