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Gideon Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1769 - 1805  (36 years)

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  • Name Gideon Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1769 
    Gender Male 
    Confirmed DNA
    • yDNA confirmed from 5th great-grandson (via son Gideon), through to his 3rd great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac of Windsor line.
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Gideon #2511
    Residence 1800  Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Tax record: "Gideon Shelden", $470 in real estate, $48 in personal property. Tax amount .51 p.
    Died 1805  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Will 12 Aug 1805  Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Probate 3 Oct 1805  Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412292308168  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Isaac Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1734,   d. 1813, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Sarah Gifford,   b. Abt. 1735,   d. Bef. 1795, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married Abt. 1754  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 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.
    Family ID F2768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rhoda Gillet,   b. Abt. 1773, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1868, Essex, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Children 
     1. Deborah Sheldon,   b. 1800,   d. 26 Jun 1827, Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     2. Hiram Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1802,   d. 1804  (Age 2 years)
     3. Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1804, Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1855, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2546  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1805 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - 12 Aug 1805 - Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 3 Oct 1805 - Essex County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1636649637] New York, U.S., Tax Assessment Rolls of Real and Personal Estates, 1799-1804, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608918416] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Probate Records 1803-1910; Index to Probate, 1799-1938; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, New York.

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 26 - Gideon #2511, son of Isaac #857 and Sarah Gifford. No notations; Page 61 - died 1805, married Rhoda Gillet, parents of Deborah #6001, Hiram #6002, and Gideon #6003.

    4. [S1618696580] Sheldon Genealogy Wiki, SheldonGenealogy.org, (SheldonGenealogy.org), Sheldon Genealogy Wiki, 2022.

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

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


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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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