Family: Elisha Shepard / Thankful Knowles (F89473)

• Father | Male Elisha Shepard

  
  

  Born	30 Sep 1736	Middletown, Middlesex County, CT
  Died		lost at sea
  Buried
  Married	15 May 1764  [1, 2, 3]	Second Congregational Church, Middle Haddam, CT  [1, 2, 3]
  Father	John Shepard | F56084 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah Clark | F56084 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Thankful Knowles

  
  

  Born	Abt 1745	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Christened	12 Oct 1745	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died
  Buried
  Father	Captain Cornelius Knowles | F89475 Group Sheet
  Mother	Elizabeth Remick | F89475 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male James Shepard

  
  

  Born	5 Apr 1765	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died		sea
  Buried

  
  

  Child 2 | Male Elisha Shepard

  
  

  Born	19 May 1767	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died	Bef 1810	Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA
  Buried
  Spouse	Eunice Clark | F89472
  Married	Abt 1788	Wilbraham, Hampden County, MA

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Cornelius Shepard

  
  

  Born	2 Apr 1769	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died	2 Sep 1859	Geneseo, Livingston County, NY
  Buried
  Spouse	Sarah Skinner | F56101
  Married	10 Nov 1790	Marlborough, Hartford County, CT

  
  

  Child 4 | Male Joel Shepard

  
  

  Born	31 Jul 1771	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died	5 Nov 1771	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Buried

  
  

  Child 5 | Male Seth Shepard

  
  

  Born	12 Nov 1772	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died	11 Dec 1772	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Buried

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Joel Shepard

  
  

  Born	19 Jul 1774	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 7 | Male Seth Shepard

  
  

  Born	28 Nov 1776	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died	9 Dec 1828	Matthews County, VA
  Buried

  
  

  Child 8 | Male Eli Shepard

  
  

  Born	14 Jan 1779	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died		sea
  Buried

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Chauncey Shepard

  
  

  Born	4 Oct 1781	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died
  Buried

  
  

  Child 10 | Female Sally Shepard

  
  

  Born	24 May 1785	Chatham, Middlesex County, CT
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] FamilySearch.com. [S1082] Marriages from the 2nd Congregational Church of Middle Haddam, CT. [S540] Early Connecticut Marriages Prior to 1800.