Hon. Roger Sherman

1721 - 1793  (72 years)

• Name	Roger Sherman
  Prefix	Hon.
  Born	19 Apr 1721	Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Group	Famous Historical Figure
  	Famous People
  Group	Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
  	Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.
  Died	23 Jul 1793	New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Person ID	I6401	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	William Sherman,   b. 28 Jun 1692, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Mar 1740/41, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Mehetabel Wellington,   b. 26 Feb 1687/88, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Apr 1776, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  (Age 88 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1715	Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F4450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Hartwell,   b. 31 Aug 1726,   d. 19 Oct 1760, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut  (Age 34 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1749
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F4453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca Prescott,   d. Unknown
  Married	12 May 1763	Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F4454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1721 - Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 12 May 1763 - Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts Died - 23 Jul 1793 - New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges

  Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier

  
  

• Notes

  Sherman, Roger (1721-1793) Grandfather of Roger Sherman Baldwin and William Maxwell Evarts. Born in Newton, Mass., April 19, 1721. Member of Connecticut State Senate, 1766; State Court Judge, 1766; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-1781, 1783-1784; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; Mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1784-1793; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-1791; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1791-1793. Died in New Haven, Conn., July 23, 1793. Internment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.