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Female Thankful Shepard Click to view Thankful Shepard in the family tree

Thankful was born in July 1814 in Pawlet, Rutland Co, VT.1   Thankful's father was Ralph Shepard and her mother was Laura Jane Tracy.  Her maternal grandparents were Hezekiah Tracy and Eunice Rood. She had four brothers and five sisters, named Usual, Tracy Hezekiah, Ralph, Andrew Jackson, Thresa, Mahala Porter, Mary Jane, Martha and Laura Jane.  She was the fourth oldest of the ten children.  She died at the age of 27 on February 22nd, 1842.1 

Family Details of Thankful's family with Hiram Gilbert

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Further source/citation:
World Family Tree Vol. 9, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2571