Jonathan Avery Shepard : a double acrostick [sic], undated.

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Jonathan Avery Shepard : a double acrostick [sic], undated.

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Collection consists of religious verse forming a double acrostic on the misspelled name of Rev. J. Avery Shepherd (1816-1898).

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Bingham, Deacon

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Shepherd, Jonathan A.

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Jonathan Avery Shepherd (b. Aug. 26, 1816; d. Mar. 30, 1898) was born in Brandon, Vt., the son of Jonathan and Abigail (Avery) Shepherd. He was the grandson of Eunice Weeks, who was a sister of Henry Sheldon's mother, Sarah Weeks. Thus, J. Avery Shepherd and Henry Sheldon were first cousins once removed. Both had a strong interest in their shared Weeks' genealogy. When J. Avery was a child, his father moved the family to Brazil. However, his father died there in 1825, and his mother returned the...