Brief Life History of Jacob
When Hon. Jacob Sheafe was born on 21 October 1715, in New Castle, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Sampson Sheafe, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Walton, was 26. He married Hannah Seavey on 24 July 1740, in Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 26 June 1791, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Jacob Sheafe, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Jacob Sheafe, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
- Jacob Sheafe, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
New Hampshire is 9th state.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): from Middle English shefe ‘sheaf, bundle’ (Old English scēaf), hence possibly a nickname for a harvest worker, or for someone who paid or collected tithes, from the same term in the sense ‘tenth’ (or other proportion of produce paid as a tithe).
History: Jacob Sheafe (died 1658) was one of the founds of Boston MA. He is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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