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Elijah Shepard

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Birth	:	18 Mar 1782 Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	28 Aug 1823 Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5886002, -72.6072006
Description	:	42 years From contributor #47180683: Elijah, son of Thomas and Mercy (Sears) Shepard, was born March 18, 1782, at Chatham ; married November 20, 1806, Rachel, daughter of Simeon and Penelope (Eddy) Penfield, of Chatham. She was born February 28, 1780. Simeon Penfield, father of Rachel, was born about 1755, at Chatham, was a soldier in the Revolution, a pensioner on the list of 1832 and again in 1840, when his age was given as eighty-five. The Penfields were numerous in Chatham and gave their name to Penfield Hill, where they lived. The family of Elijah Shepard belonged to the... Read More	42 years From contributor #47180683: Elijah, son of Thomas and Mercy (Sears) Shepard, was born March 18, 1782, at Chatham ; married November 20, 1806, Rachel, daughter of Simeon and Penelope (Eddy) Penfield, of Chatham. She was born February 28, 1780. Simeon Penfield, father of Rachel, was born about 1755, at Chatham, was a soldier in the Revolution, a pensioner on the list of 1832 and again in 1840, when his age was given as eighty-five. The Penfields were numerous in Chatham and gave their name to Penfield Hill, where they lived. The family of Elijah Shepard belonged to the Episcopal Church. He is said to have been a ship builder. He died August 28, 1823, leaving to his wife the problem of providing for four young children. Later on, she made her home with her son Edward, the only one of the family to remain in Chatham or Portland, but shortly before her death, removed to Bristol and died there, October 25, 1865, at the home of her daughter Harriet. She was buried, however, in the Episcopal churchyard in Port land. Children, born in Chatham: 1. Alden, December 16, 1807, died November 20, 1813. 2. Ansel Penfield, November 12, 1809, died October 21, 1813. 3. Francis 4. Edward

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Elijah Shepard's memorial is located at: Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, USA.
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Elijah Shepard death on 28 Aug 1823 in Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.5886002
Longitude: -72.6072006

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Spouse

Rachel Penfield Shepard

(1780 - 1865)

Children

Alden Shepard

(1807 - 1813)

Ansel Penfield Shepard

(1809 - 1813)

Edward Shepard

(1813 - 1889)

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