Hon. Roger Sherman

1721 - 1793  (72 years)

• Name	Hon. Roger Sherman
  Born	19 Apr 1721	Newton, MA
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jul 1793	New Haven, CT
  Person ID	I6401	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2006

  
  

  Father	William Sherman,   b. 28 Jun 1692, Watertown, MA ,   d. 20 Mar 1740-1741, Stoughton, MA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Mehetabel Wellington,   b. 26 Feb 1687-1688, Watertown, MA ,   d. 12 Apr 1776, New Haven, CT  (Age 88 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1715	Watertown, MA
  Family ID	F4450	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Hartwell,   b. 31 Aug 1726,   d. 19 Oct 1760, New Milford, CT  (Age 34 years)
  Married	17 Nov 1749
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F4453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F4454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.