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Ruth Elizabeth Sheldon

Ruth Elizabeth Sheldon[1, 2]

Female 1831 - 1909  (78 years)

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  • Name Ruth Elizabeth Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 26 May 1831  Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Ruth #10176
    Died 29 Jul 1909  Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412292847564  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Sarah H. Stafford,   b. 8 Mar 1809,   d. 1846, Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married Abt. 1825 
    Family ID F3087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph M. Williams,   b. 26 Mar 1827, Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1892, Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1848  Essex, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 May 1831 - Essex County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Dec 1848 - Essex, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jul 1909 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 102r - Ruth #10176, daughter of Gideon #6003 and Sarah H. Stafford. No birth or notes.


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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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