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James Sherman

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James Sherman

27th U.S. Vice-President


    Robert Sherman

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    • Great-grandfather of James Sherman — 4th Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • Birth Date:
    • 3 Sep 1752 
    • Birth Location:
    • Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island 
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    • Death Date:
    • 4 Oct 1829 
    • Death Location:
    • South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island 
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    • Marriage Date:
    • 26 Feb 1777 
    • Marriage Location:
    • South Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island 
    • Notes: 
    • Sources disagree over Robert Sherman's birth date giving 07 FEB 1734, 14 SEP 1752, or 03 SEP 1752.

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  • Sources for Robert Sherman

    • 1 Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island, Vol. 3, Chicago: J. H. Beers and Co. (1908), 1871.
    • 3 The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 14, New York: James T. White and Company (1910), 407.
    • 4 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, Marriage record for Robert Sherman and Honor Brown.
    • 5 Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land, Giving a Sketch of the French and . . ., Salem, Massachusetts: The Salem Press Company (1910), 819.
    • 6 Sherman, Roy V., Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman, the First Secretary of Rhode Island, Akron, Ohio: Unknown (1968), 553, 557-558.
    • 7 Stratton, Bertha L., Transatlantic Shermans, Staten Island, New York: Bertha L. Stratton (1969), 172.
    • 8 Talcott, S. V., Genealogical Notes of New York and New England Families, Vol. 1, Albany, New York: Weed, Parsons, and Company (1883), 701-702.
    • 9 Talcott, Schoolcraft Visscher, Talcott Pedigree in England and America from 1558 to 1876, Albany: Weed, Parsons and Company (1876), 262.