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John Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1797 - 1876  (79 years)

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  • Name John Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born 1797  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Jefferson, Morris, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: 1 man 30-39, 1 boy under 5 (Jacob), 1 boy 5-9 (James), 1 girl under 5 (Phebe), 1 girl 15-19 (Elizabeth), 1 woman 20-29 (wife Sarah). Living near his brother "William Sheldon Jr."
    Residence 1840  Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: male age 40-49, 1 boy under 5 (Daniel), 1 boy 10-14 (Jacob), 1 girl 5-9 (Nancy), 1 girl 15-19 (Elizabeth), 1 woman 30-39 (wife Sarah). Phebe and James are missing.
    Residence 23 Oct 1850  Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: with wife Sarah and six children. a colier (coal miner) with $250 in real estate. Sparta is also were his brother William is found in the 1850 census. Also in the house 56 year old Anna Black and 70 year old Nancy Early - both illiterate.
    Residence 9 Aug 1860  Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: farmer, $400 in real estate, $200 personal, daughter Nancy Turner & family also in the home. Son Daniel is next door. Grand-nephew Cornelius Decker is nearby on the same page.
    Residence 13 Dec 1870  Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: with wife Sarah, $500 real estate, $200 personal. Daughter Mary Turner also in the house with her children, son Daniel is living near by with his family.
    Residence 1875  Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • State Census: laborer age 74, gives place of birth as "New York State". With wife Sarah, daughter Nancy Doland and her children (Turners) are near by
    Buried Mar 1876  Oak Ridge, Passaic, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 11 Mar 1876  Hopewell, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I412297824643  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon, Sr,   b. Abt. 1771 
    Mother Catherine Littell,   b. Abt. 1775,   d. Bef. 1840  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Abt. 1793 
    • A notation in the book "Family Records" by John Littell (1851) notes that Catherine Littell, daughter of Robert Littell (son of Daniel), "married William Sheldon, of Sussex county, and lived there. I know nothing of their descendants"
    Family ID F2141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah,   b. 1803, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 April 1883, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 1820, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Sheldon,   b. 1822, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Phebe Sheldon,   b. 1829, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jacob Sheldon,   b. 1830, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Nancy Mary Sheldon,   b. 1833, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Daniel W. Sheldon,   b. Aug 1839, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1919, Franklin, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1797 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Jefferson, Morris, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 23 Oct 1850 - Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Aug 1860 - Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 Dec 1870 - Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1875 - Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Mar 1876 - Oak Ridge, Passaic, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1876 - Hopewell, Sussex, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609363603] New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_889; Page: 197A.

    3. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey; Page: 261.

    4. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Sparta, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 464; Page: 181b.

    5. [S1609353782] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: Hardisten, Sussex, New Jersey; Roll: 260; Page: 43; Family History Library Film: 0016520.

    6. [S1609362884] 1830 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1830; Census Place: Jefferson, Morris, New Jersey; Series: M19; Roll: 82; Page: 100; Family History Library Film: 0337935.

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

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

    9. [S1609364941] New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1875, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1875; Reference Number: 5; Page Number: 44.

    10. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 43r: John #4300, son of William #1796. No further notation


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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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