Sarah Shearman

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Shearman was born on 8 September 1770, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Fortunatus Shearman, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Delano, was 36. She married Joseph Rogers Berry on 22 November 1791, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died after 1797, in New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Norton
1765–1837
Sarah Shearman
1770–1797
Marriage: 22 September 1796
Norton
1793–
Rhoda Norton
1797–1827

Sources (10)

  • Sarah Shearman, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Sarah Shearman, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
  • Sarah Sherman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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World Events (2)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Sherman . The surname is also established in Ireland (Kilkenny).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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