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Moses Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1716 - 1807  (90 years)

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  • Name Moses Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 1 Nov 1716  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Moses #197 "Dea. Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass. [died Salisbury Ct., aged 72]"
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1800  Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Jan 1807  Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 12 Jan 1807  Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Residence 1661-1891  Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I412296244423  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ebenezer Sheldon,   b. 1677,   d. 1755  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Hunt,   b. 1679,   d. 1767  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F1729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Grave,   b. Abt. 1720 
    Married 20 Apr 1749  Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Elizabeth is listed as "Mrs. Mary Graves" in the Sheldon Magazine. The Mrs. suggests she may have been previously married to a Mr. Graves, but all other records also list her as Elizabeth - not Mary.
    Children 
     1. Ezra Sheldon,   b. 7 Nov 1750, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Moses Sheldon,   b. 29 Mar 1752, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1828, Middlebury, Addison, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Mary Sheldon,   b. Oct 1753, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Hannah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1755
     5. Sarah Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1757
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Nov 1716 - Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Jan 1807 - Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Jan 1807 - Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 10.

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

    3. [S1614236031] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 359; Family History Library Film: 0568141.

    4. [S1614287613] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1800; Census Place: Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; Series: M32; Roll: 2; Page: 778; Image: 94; Family History Library Film: 205619.

    5. [S1641825013] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut).

    6. [S1655345478] Historical catalogue of the Northampton First Church, 1661-1891, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    7. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 2r: Moses #197, son of Ebenezer #44 "Dea. Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass. [Died Salisbury, Ct., aged 72]"


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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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