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Hester Sherwood (Babcock)

Also Known As: "Esther"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Death: August 16, 1825 (47)
Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Place of Burial: Bremen, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Dr. Ichabod Babcock and Esther Babcock
Wife of John Sherwood
Mother of Anstice Black; Anna Conner; John Bradford Sherwood; Caroline Sherwood; Catherine Sherwood and 6 others
Sister of Ichabod Babcock; Joseph Babcock; Anstis Goodrich; James Babcock; John Babcock and 1 other

Managed by: Scott Christopher Swingle
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Immediate Family

About Hester Sherwood

Birthdate figured using calculator 47Y 1M (believe this info may have come from a book of cemetery inscriptions).

It is difficult to confirm whether this is the Esther Babcock from RI. There is one source showing an Esther Babcock, daughter of Ichabod Babcock. See memorial ID 174154969 for an Esther Babcock in RI who died in 1824.

Esther married John Sherwood on Aug. 21, 1796.

John and Esther's children not linked:
John Bradford Sherwood
Sarah Sherwood
Stephen Sherwood

Esther died on Aug. 11, 1825. She was buried in Fairfield County, Ohio.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Feb 3 2024, 1:38:21 UTC

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Hester Sherwood's Timeline

1778
July 16, 1778
Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
1797
September 20, 1797
Perry, Ohio, USA
1799
1799
Perry, Ohio, USA
1803
July 15, 1803
Jackson Township, Perry County, Ohio, United States
1805
June 1, 1805
New York, USA
1805
Perry, Ohio, USA
1810
1810
Ohio, USA
1815
1815
Perry, Ohio, USA
1815
Perry, Ohio, USA