Brief Life History of Polly
When Polly Sherman was born on 15 September 1786, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Asa Sherman, was 29 and her mother, Mary Stephens, was 24. She married Jonathan Parker Jr. on 8 December 1807, in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 8 July 1839, in her hometown, at the age of 52, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Polly Sherman, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Polly Sherman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Find A Grave Index
Spouse and Children
1774–1851 Male
1786–1839 Female
Children (8)
1809–1853 Female
1810–1888 Male
1812–1889 Female
1816–1885 Female
1818–1895 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1756–1836 Male
1762–1847 Female
Siblings (8)
1785–1863 Male
1786–1839 Female
1788–1862 Female
1789–1869 Male
1794–1859 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 2
1803
Age 17
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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