The Shepard summer house in Marblehead

Frederick J. Sheaprd, Jr. on the porch in Marblehead

      It was a tradition to visit my Shepard grandparents on Thanksgiving and Christmas at their townhouse on Beacon Hill; and (before we purchased our own house in Marblehead) we would stay with them for a week or two in the summer. From my earliest memories, and right through my school years, I remember being drilled by my mother on how to greet my grandfather Shepard. "Stand straight with your heels together, shoulders back, and look him straight in the eye. Shake hands firmly (He measures you by the strength of your grip.) and bow slightly at the waist as you continue to keep eye contact. Always finish each sentence with 'sir', as in: Good morning, sir."

F.J. Shepard, III, "Eric"

      Eric, the eldest son, died in flight training in World War II. This was his ID photo taken at Squantum Airbase. A note from his parents said "At the time we didn't think it was at all good; but now it seems to have some merit -- his eyes -- the smile."

F.J. Shepard, Jr. with sons Eric and Clark 1940

Helen S. Boyle and brother Eric with Grandma Spence

Shepard grandchildren about 1960

Shepard grandchildren 1992

Frederick J. Sheaprd, Jr. descendants

Adm. Alan B. Shepard

Shepard relatives at Island Pond

The summer house at Marblehead

    Comments:
      I have refrained from including any information about living descendants. The grandchildren of Bart, Henry, and Fritz, the three Shepard brothers, are all alive and know each other as first and second cousins. However, the family is now creating the fourth generation; and these great, great grandchildren are so numerous and geographically spread so wide, it is unlikely that they will all know one another.