Hannah Shedd

(7 September 1651 - 19 December 1672)
Hannah Shedd|b. 7 Sep 1651\nd. 19 Dec 1672|p909.htm|Daniel Shedd|b. s 1620\nd. 27 Jul 1708|p894.htm|Mary (--?--)|b. s 1625\nd. ca 1658|p895.htm|||||||||||||

7-greats-grandaunt of Darrell Allen Martin.
She died less than five months after her marriage, childless, aged 21. Her husband, aged 26 when she died, did not remarry for more than eight years; this was a very long wait, for the times. Hannah was born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, on 7 September 1651. She was the daughter of Daniel Shedd and Mary (--?--). She married Thomas Rogers in Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 30 September 1672. Hannah died on 19 December 1672 in Billerica, Mass., at age 21.
 
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