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Family: William Sheldon / Mary Robarts (F3221)

m. 05 Oct 1714


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  • William SheldonFather | Male
    William Sheldon

    Born  13 Jan 1694  Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Married  05 Oct 1714  [1, 2, 3]  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Ephraim Sheldon, Sr | F2176 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane Peard | F2176 Group Sheet 

    Mary RobartsMother | Female
    Mary Robarts

    Born  7 Dec 1681  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
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    William SheldonChild 1 | Male
    William Sheldon

    Born  28 Jul 1715  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Spouse  Abigail Gowing | F793 
    Married  24 May 1741  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Abraham SheldonChild 2 | Male
    Abraham Sheldon

    Born  4 Jun 1717  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Ephraim SheldonChild 3 | Male
    Ephraim Sheldon

    Born  15 Aug 1719  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1792  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lydia Gowing | F1316 
    Married  30 Jul 1738  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary SheldonChild 4 | Female
    Mary Sheldon

    Born  15 May 1721  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Spouse  Nahum Daby | F961 
    Married  1 Apr 1742  Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Nathaniel SheldonChild 5 | Male
    Nathaniel Sheldon

    Born  31 Jul 1723  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Anna Fitch | F3223 
    Married     

  • Notes  Married:
    • "William Shelton and Mary Robarts of Salem", also recorded in Wakefield, near Reading.

  • 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).

    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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