1826 - 1888 (62 years)
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Name |
William Fisk Sherwin |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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Birth |
14 Mar 1826 |
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Married |
29 Sep 1847 (Age 21) |
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4, 5, 6] |
Mary Ann Howes, the daughter of Jonathan and Clarissa (Noyes) Howes. She was born on 11 June 1828 in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
Issue:
1. Charles Harrington Sherwin (1849-1849)
2. Ella L. Sherwin (1854-____)
3. The Rev. Edwin Howes Sherwin (1859-1916)
4. Clara Noyes Sherwin (1863-____) |
History |
say 1850 [2, 3] |
He was a famous composer of church music and served as a professor in the Cincinnati and Boston Conservatories of Music. Among his compositions are:
"Break Thou the Bread of Life
Day is Dying in the West
Sound the Battle Cry
Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness
God of our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Here at Thy Table, Lord
Grander than Ocean's Story
Hark, Hark, the Merry Christmas Bells
Lo, the Day of God is Breaking
Wake the Song of Joy and Gladness
and Why is Thy Faith, O Child of God so Small." |
Death |
14 Apr 1888 |
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts [1, 2, 4] |
Burial |
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts [2] |
Siblings |
9 Siblings |
| 1. Elias Carter Sherwin, b. 8 Apr 1811, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 21 Apr 1838, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 27 years) | | 2. Sylvester Noble Sherwin, b. 5 Apr 1813, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 12 Oct 1836, Clarenden, Orleans County, New York (Age 23 years) | + | 3. Orville Sherwin, b. 29 Jan 1816, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 11 Nov 1898, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri (Age 82 years) ▻ Phebe Fellows, m. 03 Jun 1839 ; Betsey Ware, m. 26 Dec 1843 ; Jennie Deborah Legg, m. 22 Jul 1869 | | 4. Elvira Sherwin, b. 5 Apr 1819, Pitcher, Chenango County, New York d. 18 Mar 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 32 years) ▻ Baxter R. Fellows, m. 1844 | | 5. Marshall B. Sherwin, b. 1 Sep 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 28 Jun 1880, Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas (Age 58 years) | | 6. William Fisk Sherwin, b. 14 Mar 1826, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 14 Apr 1888, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years) | | 7. Henry M. Sherwin, b. Abt Jun 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 20 Dec 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 0 years) | | 8. Ellen Abigail Sherwin, b. 13 Dec 1829, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1870, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) | | 9. Henry Martin Sherwin, b. 19 Mar 1831, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Nov 1898, Flandereau, Moody County, South Dakota (Age 67 years) | | 10. Lucy W. Sherwin, b. 19 Sep 1833, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts | |
Person ID |
I12894 |
Last Modified |
9 Feb 2017 |
Father |
William Sherwin, b. 26 Oct 1787, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1866, New York City, New York (Age 78 years) |
Mother |
Marcia Carter, b. 05 Nov 1792, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 07 Jun 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 59 years) |
Marriage |
28 Dec 1809 |
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
Age at Marriage |
He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 1 month. |
Family ID |
F1005 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 14 Mar 1826 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Married - 29 Sep 1847 - Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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| Death - 14 Apr 1888 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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| Burial - - Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
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Pin Legend |
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Sources |
- [S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937).
- [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990).
- [s234] Carter, Clara A and Sarah A. Carter. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter, (Clinton, Massachusetts: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887).
- [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900).
- [S689] Eddy Fund. Vital Records of Ashfield Massachusetts, to the Year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1942).
- [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934).
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