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Lois Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1765 - 1856  (91 years)

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  • Name Lois Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1765  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Lois #1059
    Residence 1 Jun 1855  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Lois Sheldon", 90, living with the Carrier family, including Jerusha Carrier, 52, listed as "insane", and 10 year old Julia Carrier. Amos Carrier, head of the house, was a shoemaker.
    Died 17 Jun 1856  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • "Lois Sheldon", unmarried, 91, of old age
    Person ID I412295076691  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Amasa Sheldon,   b. 1726 
    Mother Sarah Bardwell,   b. Abt. 1730 
    Family ID F1225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1765 - Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jun 1855 - Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jun 1856 - Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1616849926] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911.

    2. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1641076538] Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 11r - Lois #1059, daughter of Capt. Amasa #376 and Sarah Bardwell.


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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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