Samuel Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1761 - 1840  (79 years)

• Name	Samuel Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	1761	Dutchess County, New York, USA   [2, 4]
  	Listed as age 44 in 1805 census.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	23 Mar 1780	Vermont, USA   [1]
  	Pay Roll of Capt Benj Cooley's Co, in Col Ebenezer Allen's Regiment, ending 28 March. 5 days at 6s, 8d per day; 47 miles at 15s,8d per miles Total: 1p, 2s, 4d.
  Residence	29 Aug 1780	Vermont, USA
  	Pay Roll of Lt William Post's Company of Volunteers, from the 29th August 1780 to 20th of September. 2 pounds per month, 22 days total, earned 1 pound, 9 pence, 4 shillings.
  Residence	12 Oct 1780	Vermont, USA   [1]
  	Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Blanchard's Company, in Col. Ebenezer Allen's Regiment. Ending 12 Nov. He has 7 days, 12 miles - 4d per mile, Total 13s, 4p
  Moved	Abt. Feb 1795	Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	From Vermont to Bastard, Ontario (later Sheldon Corners). "Samuel Sheldon, brother of the preceding [Jeremiah Sheldon], married and resided in the house with him till 1795, when he removed to Canada"
  Sheldon Magazine	Samuel #2522
  Residence	30 Mar 1795	Delta, Leeds Greville, Ontario, Canada
  	Samuel Sheldon and Gideon Sheldon both sign a petition, with Abel Stevens, for a land and provisions for their settlement. At the time this town was known as Stevenstown. To John Graves Simcoe, Lt Governor of Upper Canada.
  Residence	14 Feb 1798	Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
  	Land Petition for Abel Stevens including a list of all the settlers of the township of Bastard as being connected to Abel Steven. Listed, Samuel Sheldon on Lot 7 in Concession 10 of the Township.
  Residence	1801	Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
  	Census: "Samuel Sheldon", with wife Doly and four children.
  Residence	1805	Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Census: with wife and children, age 44, on Lot 7
  Residence	1810	Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
  	Stone house built. According to the attached newspaper clipping it was built around the time that Queen Victoria came to the thrown (1834) by Samuel's son Harvey. However, a cornerstone on the building reads 1810.
  Died	1840	Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	1840	Sheldon's Corners, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I412292226202	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1737, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. Apr 1798, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Sarah Waters,   b. Abt. 1740
  Married	Abt. 1760
  Family ID	F2805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Allen,   b. 1761
  Married	Abt. 1789
  Children	1. Allen Sheldon,   b. 1790, Vermont, USA   2. Sally Sheldon,   b. 1791, Vermont, USA   3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Sheldon,   b. 1792, Vermont, USA   4. Harvey Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1795, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA ,   d. 1844, Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1761 - Dutchess County, New York, USA Residence - 23 Mar 1780 - Vermont, USA Residence - 29 Aug 1780 - Vermont, USA Residence - 12 Oct 1780 - Vermont, USA Moved - Abt. Feb 1795 - Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Residence - 14 Feb 1798 - Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1801 - Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1805 - Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1810 - Bastard, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  . [S1608662228] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 26 - Samuel #2522, son of Gideon #859 and Sarah Waters. No further notations given. [S1608821610] Assorted Sheldon Papers, various, 1805 Census of the town of Bastard, Leeds & Grenville, Ontario, Canada, 1805. Includes of the family of Samuel and Dorothy Allen with children Allen, Sally, Eliza, and Harry [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.