Porter Shepard
1796 - 1841 (45 years)-
Name Porter Shepard Born 1796 MA 
Gender Male Died 10 Oct 1841 Burghill, Trumbull Co., OH Person ID I29093 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 11 Jan 2020
Father Simeon Thomson Shepard, b. 1770, d. 21 Dec 1826, Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA (Age 56 years) Mother Mary Lindley, b. 1774, Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA , d. 31 Mar 1861, Hartford, Trumbull Co., OH (Age 87 years) Married 19 Nov 1795 Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA Notes - See information on Simeon and family here: https://mostlyangels.com/g0/p177.htm#i3530
Family ID F10847 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anne Remington, b. 6 Mar 1807, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT Married 25 Dec 1830 Suffield, Hartford Co., CT - The marriage was announced in The Hartford times of 27 Dec 1830. I have made an assumption that it pertains to this particular Anne Remington.
Children 1. Mary Shepard, b. 1840, OH [Birth]Last Modified 11 Jan 2020 Family ID F10840 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- See information on Simeon and family here: https://mostlyangels.com/g0/p177.htm#i3530
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Notes - According to the US Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 (at Ancestry.com), Porter Shepard enlisted 24 March 1813 and 14 Feb 1814 at Hartford, CT. He was in the 25th MA Regiment. His service was 5 years. The record says he was born in West Springfield, Hampden, MA, is a farmer, 5' 2" tall, has gray eyes and light complexion.
In the 1840 census, Porter Shepherd is living in Hartford, Trumbull Co., OH. According to the census data, Porter is age 40-49, his wife is 30-39, and there is one girl under age 5.
I found his year of birth and death date online at a family tree. According to the tree, his parents were Simeon Thomson Shepard and Mary Lindley (or Lindsey), married 19 Nov 1795 at Westfield, Hampshire Co., MA.
(source: https://mostlyangels.com/g0/p173.htm)
- According to the US Army Register of Enlistments 1798-1914 (at Ancestry.com), Porter Shepard enlisted 24 March 1813 and 14 Feb 1814 at Hartford, CT. He was in the 25th MA Regiment. His service was 5 years. The record says he was born in West Springfield, Hampden, MA, is a farmer, 5' 2" tall, has gray eyes and light complexion.