James ShepardAge: 83 years1733–1816
- Name
- James Shepard
- Given names
- James
- Surname
- Shepard
| Birth | 1733 14 27 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Charity Bailey July 3, 1736 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rebecca Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cornelia Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Moses Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lois Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Amos Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hannah Shepard 1739 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of parents | Timothy Shepard — Susannah Stilson — View this family 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Shepard 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Cornelia Shepard 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lois Shepard 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Shepard 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hannah Shepard 1744 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a brother | Moses Shepard 1745 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Shepard 1745 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Amos Shepard 1745 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susannah Stilson 1749 (Age 16 years) |
| Christening | August 6, 1749 (Age 16 years) Note: Newtown, Fairfield, CT
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| Death of a paternal grandmother | Abigail Allen December 19, 1755 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Merrit Shepard June 4, 1769 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage | Ana Merritt — View this family October 21, 1769 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Merrit Shepard 1770 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Andrew Shepard August 21, 1771 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew Shepard 1772 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ammon Shepard June 24, 1774 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Molly Shepard July 22, 1776 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Timothy Shepard August 22, 1776 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Molly Shepard 1777 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Moses Stilson 1777 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Isaac Shepard August 24, 1780 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a son | Isaac Shepard 1781 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Susanna Shepard April 24, 1782 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susanna Shepard 1783 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lois Shepard April 21, 1785 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lois Shepard 1786 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Kesiah Shepard February 4, 1788 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Kesiah Shepard 1789 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Ira Shepard November 20, 1791 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a son | Ira Shepard 1792 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ana Merritt May 5, 1794 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage | Grace (Olmsted) ? — View this family March 9, 1797 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ammon Shepard — Anne Dikeman — View this family about 1798 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a wife | Grace (Olmsted) ? 1802 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a son | Ammon Shepard 1804 (Age 71 years) |
| Death | December 18, 1816 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Timothy Shepard Birth: March 22, 1718 36 48 — Milford, New Haven, CT Death: August 22, 1776 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
| mother |
Susannah Stilson Birth: 1706 30 43 — Milford, New Haven, CT Death: 1749 |
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Marriage: 1744 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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-10 years himself |
James Shepard Birth: 1733 14 27 Death: December 18, 1816 — CT |
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7 years younger sister |
Rebecca Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1744 |
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1 year younger sister |
Cornelia Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1744 |
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1 year younger brother |
Moses Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1745 |
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1 year younger sister |
Lois Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1744 |
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1 year younger brother |
George Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1745 |
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1 year younger brother |
Amos Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1745 |
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1 year younger sister |
Mary Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1744 |
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1 year younger sister |
Hannah Shepard Birth: 1739 20 33 Death: 1744 |
| Family with Ana Merritt |
| himself |
James Shepard Birth: 1733 14 27 Death: December 18, 1816 — CT |
| wife |
Ana Merritt Birth: 1732 22 26 — CT Death: May 5, 1794 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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Marriage: October 21, 1769 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
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-5 months son |
Merrit Shepard Birth: June 4, 1769 36 37 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1770 |
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2 years son |
Andrew Shepard Birth: August 21, 1771 38 39 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1772 |
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3 years son |
Ammon Shepard Birth: June 24, 1774 41 42 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1804 |
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2 years daughter |
Molly Shepard Birth: July 22, 1776 43 44 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1777 |
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4 years son |
Isaac Shepard Birth: August 24, 1780 47 48 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1781 |
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20 months daughter |
Susanna Shepard Birth: April 24, 1782 49 50 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1783 |
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3 years daughter |
Lois Shepard Birth: April 21, 1785 52 53 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1786 |
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3 years daughter |
Kesiah Shepard Birth: February 4, 1788 55 56 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1789 |
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4 years son |
Ira Shepard Birth: November 20, 1791 58 59 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT Death: 1792 |
| Family with Grace (Olmsted) ? |
| himself |
James Shepard Birth: 1733 14 27 Death: December 18, 1816 — CT |
| wife |
Grace (Olmsted) ? Birth: 1753 Death: 1802 |
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Marriage: March 9, 1797 — Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
- Generation 1
James Shepard, son of Timothy Shepard and Susannah Stilson, was born in 1733 and died on December 18, 1816 in CT at the age of 83. He married 2 times. The first time he married Ana Merritt, daughter of George Merritt and Kezia Morehouse, on October 21, 1769 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1732 in CT and died on May 5, 1794 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 62. The second time he married Grace (Olmsted) ? on March 9, 1797 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born in 1753 and died in 1802 at the age of 49.
Children of James Shepard and Ana Merritt:
- Merrit Shepard (1769–1770)
- Andrew Shepard (1771–1772)
- Ammon Shepard (1774–1804)
- Molly Shepard (1776–1777)
- Isaac Shepard (1780–1781)
- Susanna Shepard (1782–1783)
- Lois Shepard (1785–1786)
- Kesiah Shepard (1788–1789)
- Ira Shepard (1791–1792)
- Generation 2back to top
Ammon Shepard, son of James Shepard and Ana Merritt, was born on June 24, 1774 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 29. He married Anne Dikeman, daughter of Levi Dikeman and Rebecca Lines, about 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She was born on April 7, 1776 in Redding, Fairfield, CT and died in 1804 at the age of 27.
Children of Ammon Shepard and Anne Dikeman:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
Children of Ammon Shepard:
- Charlotte J. Shepard (1797–1875)
- Generation 3back to top
Charlotte J. Shepard, daughter of Ammon Shepard, was born between 1797 and 1798 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT and died on July 4, 1875 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. She married James Lawrence, son of Willard Lawrence and Betsey Austin, about 1818 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT. He was born on October 18, 1793 in Washington, Sullivan, NH and died on April 2, 1873 in Newtown, Fairfield, CT at the age of 79.
Children of Charlotte J. Shepard and James Lawrence:
- Miriam Lawrence (1819–1820)
- Betsey Ann Lawrence (1821–1822)
- George Merritt Lawrence (1822–1823)
- Dewitt Clinton Lawrence (1824–1825)
- Jane Ann Lawrence (1826–1827)
- Phebe Lawrence (1828–1829)
- Ammon Lawrence (1830–1831)
- James Lawrence (1832–1833)
- Catherine Lawrence (1835–1836)
- William H. Lawrence (1838–1876)
- Letitia Lawrence (1843–1844)
- Augusta A Lawrence (–1859)
| CHR | Newtown, Fairfield, CT |
| Shared note | 9/15/92, Christening:LDS, IGI; !Bapt:Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Conn.; !Marr:Early Connecticut Marriages prior to 1800, Frederick Bailey; !DAR Patriot's Index, Death Date, m. Roxanna Merritt; |