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Sarah Gifford[1]

Female 1735 - 1795  (59 years)

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  • Name Sarah Gifford  [1] 
    Born Abt. 1735 
    Gender Female 
    Died Bef. 1795  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412292307932  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jabez Gifford,   b. 7 Feb 1686, Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Dinah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1692 
    Married Nov 1716  Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F372  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1734,   d. 1813, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married Abt. 1754  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • There is a notation in the Beekman records that Isaac lived on the "Wing place". This may be a connection to John Wing who married the sister of Jabez Gifford, Isaac's father-in-law. Jabez's sister Dinah Sheldon was also Isaac's grand-aunt.
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. 5 Aug 1755, Pawling, Dutchess, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1833, Dutchess County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Sylvenus Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1756,   d. Abt 1758  (Age 2 years)
     3. Isaac Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1758
     4. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1759
     5. Justus Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1761
     6. Jedidiah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1762
     7. Sarah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1764
     8. Thomas Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1766
     9. Hannah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1767,   d. Abt. 1785  (Age 18 years)
     10. Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1769,   d. 1805, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     11. Elisabeth Sheldon,   b. 1770, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1770
     13. Peleg Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1773,   d. Bef. 1850  (Age 76 years)
     14. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1775
     15. Esther Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1776
     16. Nehemiah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1781, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt. 1754 - USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Bef. 1795 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 26 - listed as the first wife of Isaac #857

    2. [S1608224922] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1620318270] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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