Jacob was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Shepard and Mindwell Woodward of Attleboro, Mass. His father died when he was three and a half years old, after which he went to live with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church there. He was married first, on 15 Dec 1773, to Patience Holbrook, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. Following her death he was married on 24 Nov 1785 to Grace Perry, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse.
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Source: Stan Arnold (#48121400)
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Source: Stan Arnold (#48121400)
Jacob was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Shepard and Mindwell Woodward of Attleboro, Mass. His father died when he was three and a half years old, after which he went to live with his maternal grandparents, Ebenezer and Mindwell Woodward, in Newton. He was apprenticed at the age of 14 and became a carpenter and joiner. At the age of 21 he moved to Sturbridge, where he became a builder of churches, schools and bridges. He was a deacon of the Baptist church there. He was married first, on 15 Dec 1773, to Patience Holbrook, daughter of John Holbrook and Patience Fisher. Following her death he was married on 24 Nov 1785 to Grace Perry, the daughter of Jonathan Perry and Martha Morse.
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Source: Stan Arnold (#48121400)
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Source: Stan Arnold (#48121400)
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Mr. Jacob Shepard
died
6 Apr. 1827, AE
78
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