Mehetabel Wellington

Female 1688 - 1776  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Mehetabel Wellington was born on 26 Feb 1687/88 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; was christened on 4 Mar 1687/88 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 12 Apr 1776 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

    Mehetabel married William Sherman on 13 Sep 1715 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. William (son of Joseph Sherman and Elizabeth Winship) was born on 28 Jun 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1740/41 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Hon. Roger Sherman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Apr 1721 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1793 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Hon. Roger ShermanHon. Roger Sherman Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mehetabel1) was born on 19 Apr 1721 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1793 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.

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    • Group: Famous Historical Figure
    • Group: Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War

    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.

    Group:
    Famous People

    Group:
    Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier.

    Roger married Elizabeth Hartwell on 17 Nov 1749. Elizabeth was born on 31 Aug 1726; died on 19 Oct 1760 in New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Roger married Rebecca Prescott on 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts. Rebecca died in Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]