Brief Life History of Leveret
When Leveret Sherman was born on 4 October 1788, in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Sherman, was 29 and his mother, Mary “Polly” Castle, was 24. He married Sally Ann Gray on 18 September 1814, in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 March 1876, at the age of 87, and was buried in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.
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- Leverett Sherman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Leverett Sherman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leverett Sherman, "Vermont Probate Files, 1800-1921"
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1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
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."
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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