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Rachel Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1780 -

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  • Name Rachel Sheldon  [1, 3] 
    Born 1780  Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Estimated based on her marriage date.
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Rachel #2529
    Residence 19 Aug 1850  Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412292226654  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

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

    Family William Morgan,   b. 1775, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 21 Feb 1799  Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "William Morgan, son of Israel, married Rachel, daughter of Gideon Sheldon, Sen., Feb 21 1799, and located in a log house on the farm now owned by Jonathan Gould. He afterwards built the house and barn now on that farm and resided there until his death."
    Children 
     1. Abel Morgan,   b. 1819, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Morgan,   b. 1829, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2455  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1780 - Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Feb 1799 - Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Aug 1850 - Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont; Roll: 927; Page: 53b.

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    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 26 - Rachel #2529, daughter of Gideon #859 and Sarah Waters. No birth or other notation given.

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


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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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