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Ebenezer Sheldon

Ebenezer Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1691 - 1774  (82 years)

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  • Name Ebenezer Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 15 Nov 1691  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Ebenezer #112 "Lieut"
    Buried Apr 1774  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Old Cemetery
    Died 12 Apr 1774  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I412294616270  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1658,   d. 1734  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Hannah Stebbins,   d. 1704 
    Married Abt. 1680  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F2633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thankful Bernard,   b. 1694, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1746, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ebenezer Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1715
     2. Remembrance Sheldon,   b. 16 Oct 1717, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1787, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Thankful Sheldon,   b. 1719
     4. Abner Sheldon,   b. 22 Nov 1721, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1751  (Age 29 years)
     5. Caleb Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1722
     6. Mercy Sheldon,   b. 1724,   d. 1753  (Age 29 years)
     7. Amasa Sheldon,   b. 1726
     8. Eliakim Sheldon,   b. 1728
     9. Hannah Sheldon,   b. 1730
     10. Elijah Sheldon,   b. 1733,   d. 1798  (Age 65 years)
     11. Elisha Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1735
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Nov 1691 - Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1774 - Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Apr 1774 - Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, 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 2 - Ebenezer #112, son of John #35 and Hannah Stebbins, born 1691. Note, "Lieut."; Page 4r - died April 12, 1774, married Thankful Bernard, parents of Ebenezer #370, Remembrance #371, Thankful #372, Abner #373, Caleb #374, Mercy #375, Amasa #376, Eliakim #377, Hannah #378, Elijah #379, Elisha #380

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine.
      Page 2 - listed as the second wife of John #35

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 2 - listed as the wife of John #35


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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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