Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Sherman was born on 8 November 1762, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Edward Sherman, was 36 and her mother, Lusa Peterson, was 33. She married William Bryant on 4 November 1780, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 14 January 1824, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Anner Sherman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Mrs. Anna Sherman, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Anner Bryant, "Find A Grave Index"
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1768
Oldest grave seen in memorial list.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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