John L. Sherman b. 17 Jul 1782 Rhode Island, USA d. 2 Sep 1856 Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	John L. Sherman
Birth	17 Jul 1782	Rhode Island, USA [1, 2]
	Date of birth based on complete age given per cemetery record/tombstone (age: 74-1-16). Place of birth per 1850 census. Middle name is just a guess..."L." is the known initial.
Death	2 Sep 1856	Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2]
Burial	5 Sep 1856	Chace-Newbury Cemetery [1, 2]
	FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128696090/john-sherman
		Headstone - Sherman, John L.
Person ID	I328	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	26 Feb 2023

Spouse Sarah "Sally" Sherman
b. 28 Dec 1787, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
d. 23 Jan 1868, Armenia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 22 Mar 1808 Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA [3, 4, 5, 6]

NOTE: Although the marriage record says Jr., the suffix was often given to delineate between other men of the same name in the same town, NOT because his father's name was John.

Map - Massachusetts - 1804

Age at Marriage He was 25 years old - She was 20 years old. (Were Married 48 years).

Children 10 children

	1. Sally Sherman b. 2 Sep 1808, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 21 May 1899, Elk City, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 90 years)
	2. Sherman b. Abt 1810, Vermont, USA d. (date unknown)
	3. Lucy Sherman b. 6 Jan 1813, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 27 Aug 1890, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
+	4. Nathan Tilchner Sherman b. 9 Sep 1817, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 26 Jun 1882, Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 64 years)
+	5. Seth Sherman b. 19 Nov 1819, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 8 Dec 1905, Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
	6. Simeon Sherman b. Abt 1820, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. Abt 1821, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA (Age 1 year)
+	7. David Thompson Sherman b. 29 May 1824, Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, USA d. 13 May 1913, Butler, Montgomery, Illinois, USA (Age 88 years)
	8. Elizabeth Ann "Betsey " Sherman b. Abt 1825, Pennsylvania, USA d. (date unknown)
+	9. William Edward Sherman b. 28 Nov 1828, Sylvania, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 May 1891, Mansfield, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)
+	10. Helen Marr Sherman b. 30 May 1831, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Aug 1906, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)

Last Modified 15 Mar 2023

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Census Records » Slide Show		1810 US Census (Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont) People on this record: Lucy (Ross) Whiting, her sons Danforth Whiting (1795-1870) and Caleb Whiting, and John Sherman (1782-1856), wife Sally Sherman (1787-1868 not named)
		1820 US Census (Whitingham, Windham, Vermont) Person on this record: John Sherman (1782-1856) and wife Sarah Sherman (1787-1868 not named)
		1830 US Census (Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania) People on this record: John Sherman (1782-1856) and wife Sarah (1787-1868 not named), Danforth Whiting (1795-1870) and wife Rebeckah Sherman (1793-1871 not named)
		1840 US Census (Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania) People on this record: John Sherman (1782-1856) and wife Sarah (1787-1868 not named), and their son Nathan (1817-1882) and wife Lucy Leonard (1815-1883 not named)
		1850 US Census (Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania) People on this record: John Sherman (1782-1856), wife Sarah (1787-1868) and their daughter Sally (1808-1899) with her husband Jehiel Beach (1808-1878) and their children. Seth Sherman (1819-1905) son of John and Sarah, his wife Catherine Brown (1816-1901) and their children.

Maps » Slide Show		Map - Vermont - 1814 (County and Township)
		Map - Massachusetts - 1814
		Map - Pennsylvania - 1836