William Fisk Sherwin
M, (14 March 1826 - 14 April 1888)
| Father-Biological* | William Sherwin b. 26 Oct 1787, d. 19 May 1866 |
| Mother-Biological* | Marcia Carter b. 5 Nov 1792, d. 7 Jun 1852 |
Last Edited=27 Jun 2022
William Fisk Sherwin was born on 14 March 1826 at Buckland, Massachusetts. He was the son of William Sherwin and Marcia Carter.
William Fisk Sherwin, age 21, married Mary Ann Howes, age 19 , daughter of Jonathan Howes and Clarissa Noyes, on 29 September 1847 at Ashfield, Massachusetts.
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:
William Fisk Sherwin died on 14 April 1888 at Boston, Massachusetts, at age 62.
William Fisk Sherwin, age 21, married Mary Ann Howes, age 19 , daughter of Jonathan Howes and Clarissa Noyes, on 29 September 1847 at Ashfield, Massachusetts.
Children:
1. Charles Harrington Sherwin (1849-1849)
2. Ella L. Sherwin (1854-____)
3. The Rev. Edwin Howes Sherwin (1859-1916)
4. Clara Noyes Sherwin (1863-____.)
1. Charles Harrington Sherwin (1849-1849)
2. Ella L. Sherwin (1854-____)
3. The Rev. Edwin Howes Sherwin (1859-1916)
4. Clara Noyes Sherwin (1863-____.)
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.1,2
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.1,2
William Fisk Sherwin died on 14 April 1888 at Boston, Massachusetts, at age 62.
Citations
- Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin - Shedd and Allied Families in America. Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1990.
- Carter, Clara A and Carter. Sarah A. Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter. Clinton, Massachusett: W. J. Coulter, Courant Office, 1887.