ROGER SHERMAN

Sherman, Roger (1721-1793) — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 19, 1721. Grandfather of Roger Sherman Baldwin and William Maxwell Evarts. Superior court judge in Connecticut, 1766-89; Delegate to Continental Congress from Connecticut, 1774-81, 1783-84; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1777; mayor of New Haven, Conn., 1784-93; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1791-93; died in office 1793. Congregationalist. Died in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 23, 1793. Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
Parents: William Sherman, Mehitabel Wellington

Spouse 1: Elizabeth Hartwell
Born: 31 Aug 1726 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Died: 19 Oct 1760 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Marriage: 17 Nov 1749 in Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
John Sherman M 8 Jul 1750 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
William Sherman M 12 Nov 1751 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Isaac Sherman M 17 Jun 1753 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Oliver Sherman M 25 Jul 1756 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Chloe Sherman F 19 May 1758 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut
Mehetable Sherman F 28 Jan 1774 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Spouse 2: Rebecca Prescott
Born: 20 May 1742 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 19 Apr 1813 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Marriage: 12 May 1763 in Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Rebecca Sherman F 22 Feb 1764 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Elizabeth Sherman F 31 Dec 1765 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Roger Sherman M 16 Jul 1768 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Mehetable Sherman F 28 Jan 1774 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Martha Sherman F 24 Sep 1779 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut
Sarah Sherman F 11 Jan 1783 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell