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John Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1660 - 1724  (63 years)

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  • Name John Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 24 Apr 1660  Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Dea.John #29
    Died 1724  [2] 
    Person ID I412291816693  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1628, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1690, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Mary Converse,   b. Abt. 1625, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 01 Feb 1660  Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • "Mrs. Mary Thompson", she had previously married Simon Thompson.
    Family ID F2531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deborah Hill,   b. Abt. 1660,   d. 1730  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. John Sheldon,   b. 1690,   d. 1691  (Age 1 years)
     2. Mary Sheldon,   b. 1692
     3. Samuel Sheldon,   b. 1694,   d. 1777  (Age 83 years)
     4. Deborah Sheldon,   b. 1698,   d. 1698  (Age 0 years)
     5. Hannah Sheldon,   b. 1700
     6. Godfrey Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1702
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Apr 1660 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1640043049] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      On page 1, John #29, born 1660 "Admitted Freeman, May 19 1680. Head of house listed on page 1r, died 1724. Married Deborah Hill died 1730. Children John #81, Mary #82, Samuel #83, Deborah #84, Hannah #85, and Godfrey? #86

    3. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.

    4. [S1616179887] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

    5. [S1650850313] Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    6. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0769338 & 0901881.

    7. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine.
      "Mrs. Mary Thompson", listed as the wife of John #4, mother of John #29.


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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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