Roger Sherman Skinner

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Roger Sherman Skinner

Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
Death: December 06, 1838 (43)
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: 237 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06824, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. John Skinner and Chloe Skinner
Husband of Mary Lockwood Skinner
Father of John Skinner; Mary Sherman Marsh; Eliza de Forest Skinner; Leonard Wales Skinner; William Wheeler Skinner and 1 other
Brother of Elizabeth Chloe Skinner and John Winthrop Skinner

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About Roger Sherman Skinner

Roger Sherman Skinner

Gender: Male
Born: January 19, 1795
Died: December 6, 1838
Home Town: East Hartford, Connecticut
Later Residences: New Haven, Connecticut and New York, New York
Marriage(s): Mary DeForest Skinner on September 27, 1817

Biographical Notes: Roger Sherman Skinner was the son of Dr. John and Chloe (Sherman) Skinner (daughter of American founding father Roger Sherman of Connecticut). The family moved from East Hartford, Connecticut to New Haven, Connecticut when he was four years old. Skinner moved his wife and family to New York City in 1828. He consequently compiled the New York State Register for 1830 and 1831. He died on a visit to Peru, Lasalle County, Illinois.

He was survived by all six of his children.

Additional Notes:

His youngest daughter, Jane Wakeman Skinner, married Timothy Dwight V, President of Yale College.

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Roger Sherman Skinner's Timeline

1795
January 19, 1795
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1819
1819
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1823
January 2, 1823
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1824
August 27, 1824
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1827
November 12, 1827
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1830
January 15, 1830
New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
1832
April 3, 1832
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
1838
December 6, 1838
Age 43
Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States
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Fairfield East Cemetery, 237 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 06824, United States