Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Sheffield was born on 10 February 1754, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Caleb Sheffield, was 35 and her mother, Lydia Cooke, was 29. She married William Greene on 18 April 1773, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. She died in New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Mary Sheffield, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Mary Shieffield, "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Mary Sheffield, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"
Spouse and Children
1749–1839 Male
1754– Female
Parents and Siblings
1720–1816 Male
1724–1802 Female
Siblings (5)
1748–1839 Female
1749–1807 Male
1754– Female
1759–1760 Female
1762–1805 Female
World Events (8)
1763 · First Synagogue in America
Age 9
1776
Age 22
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 32
Name Meaning
English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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