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Family: Samuel Sheldon / Sarah Wellman (F261)

m. 30 Mar 1762


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  • Samuel SheldonFather | Male
    Samuel Sheldon

    Born  2 Jul 1742  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Dec 1832  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Dec 1832  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  30 Mar 1762  [1, 2, 3]  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Sheldon | F793 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Abigail Gowing | F793 Group Sheet 

    Sarah WellmanMother | Female
    Sarah Wellman

    Born  27 Jan 1737  Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jan 1820  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Jan 1820  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Jacob SheldonChild 1 | Male
    Jacob Sheldon

    Born  1762  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Spouse  Dorothy Lovejoy | F2444 
    Married  5 Feb 1793  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Samuel Sheldon, JrChild 2 | Male
    Samuel Sheldon, Jr

    Born  1767   
    Died  21 May 1847  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  May 1847  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Sarah "Sally" SheldonChild 3 | Female
    Sarah "Sally" Sheldon

    Born  1768  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Sep 1833  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Sep 1833  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Stiles | F1940 
    Married  18 Sep 1794   
    Spouse  Pyam Herrick | F2135 
    Married  Feb 1827  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    William SheldonChild 4 | Male
    William Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1770   
    Died     
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    Micah SheldonChild 5 | Male
    Micah Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1773   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Sarah Tyrrel | F2575 
    Married     

    Uziel SheldonChild 6 | Male
    Uziel Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1777  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1864  Andover, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Eleanor | F2676 
    Married     

    Ziba SheldonChild 7 | Female
    Ziba Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1780   
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    Buried     
    Spouse  Philip Putnam | F2698 
    Married  15 Aug 1802  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Tamar SheldonChild 8 | Female
    Tamar Sheldon

    Born  1782   
    Died  14 Dec 1862  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Dec 1862  Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Burleigh French | F2053 
    Married  1 Nov 1804  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0890236.

    3. [S1622886143] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850.


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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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