Person:William Shurtleff (8)

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William Shurtleff
b.7 Apr 1730 Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
d.25 Dec 1801 Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 23 Mar 1726/27
  1. Susanna Shurtleff1727 - Bef 1757
  2. Benoni Shurtleff1730 - Abt 1803
  3. William Shurtleff1730 - 1801
  4. Mary Shurtleff1732 - 1812
  5. Lothrop Shurtleff1735 - 1810
  6. Amos ShurtleffAft 1735 -
  7. Lucy ShurtleffBef 1738 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Shurtleff1730 - 1801
  • W.  Hannah Cady1732 - 1803
m. 1 Nov 1753
  1. John Shurtleff1755 - 1840
  2. Asahel Shurtleff1757 - 1830
  3. Susan Shurtleff1759 - 1810
  4. Amos Shurtleff1761 - 1768
  5. Hannah Shurtleff1763 - 1764
  6. Hannah Shurtleff1765 - 1845
  7. Sarah Shurtleff1767 - 1861
  8. Betsey Shurtleff1770 - Aft 1847
  9. Rev. Roswell Shurtleff, D.D.1773 - 1851
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Facts and Events
Name William Shurtleff
Gender Male
Birth[1] 7 Apr 1730 Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United StatesTwin to Benoni
Marriage 1 Nov 1753 Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticutto Hannah Cady
Death[2] 25 Dec 1801 Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

In 1750, William went to Tolland to learn a trade of Joseph Kingsbury, and in 1757 moved from there to that part of Windsor which is now Ellington and then in 1787 to Chesterfield. It is said that the twins, William and Benoni, bore so close a resemblance that even their own nephews could not tell them apart and that they were of a genial nature, as many anecdotes are related of their frequent playful tricks upon neighbors and friends, in exchanging places and transacting business for each other.[2]

References
  1. ↑ Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Plympton, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1923)
    p. 190.

    SHURTLEFF, William, twin ch. John and Sarah, [born] !pr. 7, 1730.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shurtleff, Benjamin. Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts. (Revere, Mass.: unknown, 1912)
    p. 58.

    William Shurtleff [#33], s/o John, b. Plympton 7 Apr 1730, d. Chesterfield, NH, 25 Dec 1801, m. Tolland, CT, Nov 1753 Hannah Cady.

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