Captain John Sherman

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Captain John Sherman

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Death: August 06, 1802 (52)
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hon. Roger Sherman, signer of the "Declaration of Independence" and Elizabeth Sherman
Husband of Anna Sherman
Ex-husband of Rebecca Nancy Sherman
Father of Rev. John Sherman; Maria Hart; Harriet Sherman; Elizabeth Ripley; Rev. David Austin Sherman and 4 others
Brother of Lt. William Sherman; Lt. Colonel Isaac Sherman; Chloe Sherman; Oliver Sherman; Chloe Skinner and 1 other
Half brother of Rebecca Prescott Baldwin; Elizabeth Baldwin; Roger Sherman, Jr.; Mehetabel Sherman; Mehetabel Prescott Evarts and 3 others

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About Captain John Sherman

Captain John Sherman

DAR Ancestor #: A103272
Service: CONNECTICUT
Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 7-19-1750 IN NEW MILFORD, NEW HAVEN COUNTY, CONNECTICUT
Death: 8-8-1802 IN CANTON, NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: *W8721
Service Source: *W8721; BLWT #1962-200
Service Description: 1) ALSO PAYMASTER; CAPTAIN POTTER, COLONELS MEIGS, BUTLER

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20926586/john-sherman

Revolutionary War service. Roger Sherman's sons from his first marriage to Elizabeth Hartwell, all served in the American Revolution: Capt. John, Lt. William and Lt. Col Isaac Sherman .

Tombstone Inscription:

Capt. John Sherman
Eldest son of
Hon. Roger Sherman,
Signer of the Declaration
of Independence,
born at New Milford, Conn.,
died at Canton, Aug. 8, 1802
in his 52d year

Mrs. Nancy
widow of Capt. John Sherman
born at Milton
died at Canton, Dec. 7, 1858
in her 97th year

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Captain John Sherman's Timeline

1750
July 8, 1750
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
July 15, 1750
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
July 15, 1750
July 15, 1750
1772
June 3, 1772
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1774
September 30, 1774
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1776
September 30, 1776
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1778
September 10, 1778
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1781
December 10, 1781
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States