Lucy Sherman

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Sherman was born on 25 April 1787, in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Nathaniel Sherman II, was 27 and her mother, Rachel Osborne, was 25. She died on 6 August 1840, in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Sandy Hook Cemetery, Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Sherman II
1759–1838
Rachel Osborne
1761–1837
Hannah Sherman
1783–1783
Isabel Sherman
1785–1862
Lucy Sherman
1787–1840
Phoebe Ann Sherman
1789–1854
Levi Sherman
1792–1793
Sally Sherman
1792–
Hannah Sherman
1794–1868
Abigail Sherman
1795–1841
Nathan Sherman
1797–
Lovina Sherman
1799–1840
John Fletcher Sherman
1803–1879
Isaac G. Sherman
1805–

Sources (6)

  • Lucy Sherman, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Lucy Sherman, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Lucy Sherman, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1796

Oldest grave seen in the memorial list

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

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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