Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough 1709-1770

On 12th March 1703 [his father] Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough [aged 23] and [his mother] Anne Pedley Countess Harborough [aged 28] were married.

On 3rd September 1709 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough was born to Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough [aged 29] and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough [aged 34].

On 16th October 1732 Bennet Sherard 1st Earl Harborough [aged 57] died. His first cousin once removed [his father] Philip [aged 52] succeeded 2nd Earl Harborough, 2nd Viscount Sherard, 4th Baron Sherard of Leitrim, 2nd Baron Sherard of Harborough. [his mother] Anne Pedley Countess Harborough [aged 57] by marriage Countess Harborough.

On 27th June 1748 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 38] and Elizabeth Verney [aged 28] were married at St James' Church, Piccadilly. She the daughter of Ralph Verney 1st Earl Verney [aged 65]. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough [aged 68] and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough [aged 73].

On 16th February 1750 [his mother] Anne Pedley Countess Harborough [aged 75] died.

On 20th July 1750 [his father] Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough [aged 70] died. His son Bennet [aged 40] succeeded 3rd Earl Harborough, 3rd Viscount Sherard, 5th Baron Sherard of Leitrim, 3rd Baron Sherard of Harborough.

On 2nd July 1757 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 47] and Frances Noel Countess Harborough [aged 17] were married at St George's Church, Bloomsbury. She by marriage Countess Harborough. The difference in their ages was 30 years. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough.

On 21st March 1761 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 51] and Margaret Hill Countess Harborough [aged 31] were married at St Martin in the Fields Church [Map]. She by marriage Countess Harborough. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough.

In 1767 [his wife] Margaret Hill Countess Harborough [aged 37] died.

On 9th October 1767 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 58] and Elizabeth Cave Countess Harborough [aged 26] were married at St Nicholas' Church, Stanford-on-Avon [Map]. She by marriage Countess Harborough. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Philip Sherard 2nd Earl Harborough and Anne Pedley Countess Harborough. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 23rd February 1770 Bennet Sherard 3rd Earl Harborough [aged 60] died. His brother Robert [aged 57] succeeded 4th Earl Harborough, 4th Viscount Sherard, 6th Baron Sherard of Leitrim, 4th Baron Sherard of Harborough. Jane Reeve Countess Harborough [aged 29] by marriage Countess Harborough.