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Margaret Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Female 1830 - 1911  (80 years)

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  • Name Margaret Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 24 Mar 1830  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 6 Jun 1860  Westfall, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Margaret Danley", with husband, son, and step-son.
    Residence 17 Nov 1905  Matamoras, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as next of kin on her brothers death at the Home Hospital
    Died 8 Jan 1911  Matamoras, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    • Parents listed as Peter Sheldon and unknown mother, by her son (informant), but this is almost certainly a mistake - being confused with Margaret's brother Peter. In her 1850 marriage record she is listed as the daughter of William Sheldon.
    Person ID I412297817931  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon, Jr,   b. 1795, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Johnson,   b. Bet. 1801-1810 
    Married 05 Jan 1828  Rockaway, Morris, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • William Sheldon and Elizabeth Johnson, both of Pequanak, married by Barnabas King, Minster of the Gospel in the 1st Presbyterian Church at Rockaway.
    Family ID F1852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Robert Danley,   b. 1817, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 01 Jun 1850  Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • "Robert Danley (33), widower, to Margaret, widow of Cornelius Decker and dau. of William Sheldon. She was 21."
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Cornelius S. Decker,   b. Abt. 1826, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1849, Wantage, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years) 
    Children 
     1. Cornelius Decker,   b. 1844, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F755  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Mar 1830 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Jun 1850 - Stillwater, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Jun 1860 - Westfall, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Nov 1905 - Matamoras, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jan 1911 - Matamoras, Pike, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608822079] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 004931-008580.

    2. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Westfall, Pike, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1176; Page: 931; Family History Library Film: 805176.

    3. [S1609351372] U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 06-0225a 45B.

    4. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Pike County Dispatch; Publication Date: 12 Jan 1911; Publication Place: Milford, Pennsylvania, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/360743935/?article=9f6cd8f1-6132-4041-8164-7f98935068d5&focus=0.35253933,0.658613,0.5081811,0.814.

    6. [S1609351346] Newspapers.com - Pike County Dispatch - 1911-01-12 - Page 1, (Pike County Dispatch), Obituary of Mrs. Margaret Danley. 1911-01-12.


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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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