| 1. |  Hon. Roger Sherman was born on 19 Apr 1721 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1793 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. Other Events:
- Group: Famous Historical Figure
- Group: Veteran or Patriot of Revolutionary War
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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.
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Famous People
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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]
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1721 - 1793 (72 years)
