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Family: Joshua Sheldon / Elisabeth "Betsy" Downer (F760)

m. 21 Feb 1808


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  • Joshua SheldonFather | Male
    Joshua Sheldon

    Born  19 Feb 1782  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Aug 1890  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  21 Feb 1808  [1]  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Sheldon, Jr | F80 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah "Sally" Pierce | F80 Group Sheet 

    Elisabeth "Betsy" DownerMother | Female
    Elisabeth "Betsy" Downer

    Born  Abt. 1785  Byfield, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Sarah Sally SheldonChild 1 | Female
    Sarah Sally Sheldon

    Born  28 Jun 1808  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1898  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  29 Oct 1898  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac Young | F1640 
    Married  11 Sep 1836  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Joshua SheldonChild 2 | Male
    Joshua Sheldon

    Born  21 Nov 1809  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Aug 1890  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Jason SheldonChild 3 | Male
    Jason Sheldon

    Born  15 Feb 1812  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1812  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Joseph SheldonChild 4 | Male
    Joseph Sheldon

    Born  15 Feb 1812  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1812  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Elisabeth SheldonChild 5 | Female
    Elisabeth Sheldon

    Born  22 May 1813  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Spouse  Grafton Nutter | F1797 
    Married     

    John Allen SheldonChild 6 | Male
    John Allen Sheldon

    Born  30 May 1818  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Sep 1819  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    John Allen SheldonChild 7 | Male
    John Allen Sheldon

    Born  12 Jan 1820  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Nov 1822  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Charles Henry SheldonChild 8 | Male
    Charles Henry Sheldon

    Born  8 Feb 1823  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Dec 1899  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary A. C. Smith | F549 
    Married  29 Nov 1849  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Frances Ellen SheldonChild 9 | Female
    Frances Ellen Sheldon

    Born  25 Aug 1829  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1830  Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0760604.


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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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