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John Shepard

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John Shepard

Birth
Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 Jul 1855 (aged 83)
Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, USA
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Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York, USA Add to Map
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John Shepard- founder of Shepard Settlement. Died at age 85. In 1794, John Shepard, at the age of 23, with his savings in his pocket, left his home in Massachusetts and made his way to New York state. In Utica, he purchased a lot, then in the Town of Marcellus, from a land dealer for $162.
He continued on to Onondago Lake, then followed the ancient Iroquois trail to Camillus and climbed the steep westerly hill. He fought his way tangled thickets and over fallen trees to the bottom of Carpenters Brook. Then he climbed to the top of a limestone ledge where he found a plateau. It was here he located a notched tree that told him he had arrived at his new home.
By 1796, he had built a small cabin, cleared 30 acres of land, and had 20 acres planted with crops. He returned to Massachusetts, and brought back Eunice, his new wife. The couple had two children, when Eunice suddenly died in 1801. She may have been buried in the original cemetery across the road.
John made the trip back home again, married Nancy Leonard, and brought her to Skaneateles. They had 11 children. John died in 1855; Nancy died in 1868. Her name is on the north side of the stone.

Son of Simeon(1739-1820) and Mary(Hull)(1743-1821)Shepard

Father of with Eunice (Lake)Shepard
Major Shepard (1798-1870)
Clarinda Shepard (1800-1805)

Father of with Nancy(Leonard)Shepard
John Shepard (1813-1829)
Luman Shepard(1819-1903)
Elijah Leonard Shepard (1815-1866)
Daniel Shepard(1806-1884)
Edward Shepard (1808-1889)
Lucy Shepard (1804-1829)
Clarinda Shepard (1810-1812)
Eunice Shepard Abrams(1802-1884)
Nancy Shepard Hathaway(1822-1883)
John Shepard- founder of Shepard Settlement. Died at age 85. In 1794, John Shepard, at the age of 23, with his savings in his pocket, left his home in Massachusetts and made his way to New York state. In Utica, he purchased a lot, then in the Town of Marcellus, from a land dealer for $162.
He continued on to Onondago Lake, then followed the ancient Iroquois trail to Camillus and climbed the steep westerly hill. He fought his way tangled thickets and over fallen trees to the bottom of Carpenters Brook. Then he climbed to the top of a limestone ledge where he found a plateau. It was here he located a notched tree that told him he had arrived at his new home.
By 1796, he had built a small cabin, cleared 30 acres of land, and had 20 acres planted with crops. He returned to Massachusetts, and brought back Eunice, his new wife. The couple had two children, when Eunice suddenly died in 1801. She may have been buried in the original cemetery across the road.
John made the trip back home again, married Nancy Leonard, and brought her to Skaneateles. They had 11 children. John died in 1855; Nancy died in 1868. Her name is on the north side of the stone.

Son of Simeon(1739-1820) and Mary(Hull)(1743-1821)Shepard

Father of with Eunice (Lake)Shepard
Major Shepard (1798-1870)
Clarinda Shepard (1800-1805)

Father of with Nancy(Leonard)Shepard
John Shepard (1813-1829)
Luman Shepard(1819-1903)
Elijah Leonard Shepard (1815-1866)
Daniel Shepard(1806-1884)
Edward Shepard (1808-1889)
Lucy Shepard (1804-1829)
Clarinda Shepard (1810-1812)
Eunice Shepard Abrams(1802-1884)
Nancy Shepard Hathaway(1822-1883)

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