Roy Family Genealogy

1816 - 1898 (82 years)

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Name Orville Sherwin

Relationship with Robert Alan Roy

Birth 29 Jan 1816 Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

White (1900)and Kendrick (1937) gives his birth place as New York State.

Census 1840 (23 years) Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [6]

Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3

Census 1850 (33 years) Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [7]

Age: 34

Census 1855 (38 years) Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [8]

Age: 39

Census 1860 (43 years) Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois [9]

Age: 43

Census 1865 (48 years) Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [10]

Age: 49

Census 1870 (53 years) Lyons, Cook County, Illinois [11]

Age: 54

Census 1880 (63 years) Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota [12]

Age: 64

Religion 2 Jan 1880 (63 years) Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota [3]

Orville Sherwin and Jennie Deborah Legg joined the church on 02 Jan 1880 in the Congregational Church, Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota.

Agency: The Congregational Church

Miscellaneous 28 Oct 1880 (64 years) De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota [3]

Orville Sherwin and Jennie Deborah Legg were dismissed to Wasea on 28 Oct 1880 from in De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota.

History 1898 (81 years) [13]

His obituary reads "Orville Sherwin died at the residence of his son, S.O. Sherwin, last Sat. morning. He was born in 1814 in New York and was 84 years old at the time of his death." Published in The Cedar County Republican - 1898

Death 11 Nov 1898 Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri [3, 4, 13]

Burial Gum Springs Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri, U.S.A. [13]

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Siblings 6 brothers and 3 sisters

	1. Elias Carter Sherwin, b. 8 Apr 1811, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 21 Apr 1838, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 27 years)
	2. Sylvester Noble Sherwin, b. 5 Apr 1813, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Oct 1836, Clarenden, Orleans County, New York (Age 23 years)
+	3. Orville Sherwin, b. 29 Jan 1816, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Nov 1898, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri (Age 82 years) ▻Phebe Fellows, b. 5 May 1814, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1842, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Age 27 years) m. 03 Jun 1839 ▻Betsey Ware, b. 1814, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jan 1867, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 53 years) m. 26 Dec 1843 ▻Jennie Deborah Legg, b. Abt 1814, New York State, U.S.A. m. 22 Jul 1869
>	4. Elvira Sherwin, b. 5 Apr 1819, Pitcher, Chenango County, New York d. 18 Mar 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 32 years) ▻Baxter R. Fellows, b. 2 Jul 1818, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 19 Jun 1900 (Age 81 years) m. 1844
	5. Marshall B. Sherwin, b. 1 Sep 1821, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 28 Jun 1880, Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas (Age 58 years)
	6. William Fisk Sherwin, b. 14 Mar 1826, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Apr 1888, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years)
	7. Henry M. Sherwin, b. Abt Jun 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Dec 1828, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)
	8. Ellen Abigail Sherwin, b. 13 Dec 1829, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Dec 1870, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 40 years)
	9. Henry Martin Sherwin, b. 19 Mar 1831, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Nov 1898, Flandereau, Moody County, South Dakota (Age 67 years)
	10. Lucy W. Sherwin, b. 19 Sep 1833, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Oldest Known Ancestors

Paternal Line: John Sherwin, b. 1644 d. 15 Oct 1726, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Maternal Line: Ruth Wilder

Person ID, Branch I1084 Boudreau Line

Last Modified 25 Jan 2016

Father	William Sherwin, b. 26 Oct 1787, Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1866, New York City, New York, U.S.A. (Age 78 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Marcia Carter, b. 05 Nov 1792, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 07 Jun 1852, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 59 years)
Relationship	Birth
Family ID	F1005	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Spouse / Partner 1 Phebe Fellows, b. 5 May 1814, Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1842, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire (Age 27 years)

Marriage 03 Jun 1839 Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Age at Marriage He : 23 years and 5 months - She : 25 years and 1 month.

Children 2 sons

	1. Franklin Remington Sherwin, b. 28 Jun 1840, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	2. Daniel Cummings Sherwin, b. 8 Apr 1842, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Apr 1891, Kane County, Illinois (Age 49 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

Family ID F1003 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 25 Jan 2016

Spouse / Partner 2 Betsey Ware, b. 1814, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 20 Jan 1867, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)

Marriage 26 Dec 1843 Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [1, 2, 3, 5]

Age at Marriage He : 27 years and 11 months - She : ~ 30 years.

Children 2 sons and 2 daughters

+	1. Jane Fuller Sherwin, b. 6 Feb 1845, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 15 Aug 1923, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	2. Sylvester Noble Sherwin, b. 26 Feb 1847, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 23 Nov 1912, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas (Age 65 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	3. Sidney Orville Sherwin, b. 6 Jun 1848, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 27 Jul 1923, Iola, Allen County, Kansas (Age 75 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]
	4. Mary Adelphia Sherwin, b. 1 May 1853, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Dec 1861, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 8 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]

Family ID F1002 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 28 Jun 2022

Spouse / Partner 3	Jennie Deborah Legg, b. Abt 1814, New York State, U.S.A.
Marriage	22 Jul 1869	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [1, 3, 5, 13]
Age at Marriage	He : 53 years and 6 months - She : ~ 55 years and 7 months.
Family ID	F1004	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

Event Map

	Birth - 29 Jan 1816 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Marriage - 03 Jun 1839 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Census - 1840 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Marriage - 26 Dec 1843 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Census - 1850 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Census - 1855 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Census - 1860 - Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois
	Census - 1865 - Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Marriage - 22 Jul 1869 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
	Census - 1870 - Lyons, Cook County, Illinois
	Census - 1880 - Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota
	Religion - 2 Jan 1880 - Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota
	Miscellaneous - 28 Oct 1880 - De Smet, Kingsbury County, South Dakota
	Death - 11 Nov 1898 - Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri
	Burial - - Gum Springs Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri, U.S.A.

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Sources

[S233] Kendrick, Fannie Shaw. The History of Buckland 1779-1935, (Buckland, Massachusetts: The Town of Buckland, 1937).
[S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934).
[S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990).
[S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900).
[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).
[S281] 1840 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
Year: 1840; Census Place: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: 183; Page: 70; Image: 150; Family History Library Film: 0014677
[S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
Year: 1850; Census Place: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_317; Page: 206B; Image: 22
[S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
[s191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois; Roll: M653_191; Page: 632; Image: 402; Family History Library Film: 803191
[S275] 1865 Massachusetts, State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014).
[s192] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009).
Year: 1870; Census Place: Lyons, Cook, Illinois; Roll: M593_213; Page: 378A; Image: 84; Family History Library Film: 545712
[s189] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
Year: 1880; Census Place: Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota; Roll: 636; Family History Film: 1254636; Page: 56C; Enumeration District: 254; Image: 0424
[S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://findagrave.com).
Find A Grave Memorial# 37970685

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