Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Sherman was born on 1 September 1828, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Fletcher Sherman, was 24 and her mother, Silence Seymour, was 21. She had at least 2 daughters with Emery C Perry. She lived in Cramahe, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Clarendon, Orleans, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died in March 1915, at the age of 86.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Rachiel Perry, "New York State Census, 1905"
- Rachel Pary in entry for Charles H Davis and Silence S Pary, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Rachel Perry, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1819–1900 Male
1828–1915 Female
Children (2)
1855–1923 Female
1872–1951 Female
Parents and Siblings
1803–1879 Male
1807–1836 Female
Siblings (5)
1828–1915 Female
1829–1901 Female
1831–1895 Male
1833– Male
1835–1835 Male
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 2
1863
Age 35
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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