Gershom Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1724 - 1791  (67 years)

• Name	Gershom Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Born	11 Jul 1724	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Sheldon Magazine	Gershom #209
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [6]
  	Census: "Gersham Sheldon", 1 man over 16, and 1 woman.
  Died	30 Dec 1791	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [4, 5, 7, 8]
  Buried	Jan 1792	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [5, 7]
  	West Suffield Cemetery
  Person ID	I412302823697	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 29 May 1687, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 10 Apr 1769, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Southwell,   b. 25 Feb 1688, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 11 Jan 1768, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Pomeroy,   b. 31 Aug 1731, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 6 Nov 1815, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1751	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Isaac Sheldon,   b. 3 Jul 1752, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1810, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA  (Age 57 years)   2. Ebenezer Sheldon,   b. 20 Feb 1754, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1825, Aurora, Portage, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)   3. Festus Sheldon,   b. 31 Jan 1756, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1785, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 29 years)   4. Olive Sheldon,   b. 12 Apr 1759, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1762, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 3 years)   5. Olive Sheldon,   b. 1 Nov 1762, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   6. Sarah Sally Sheldon,   b. 2 Nov 1766, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   7. Gershom Sheldon,   b. 20 Aug 1772, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 19 Oct 1775, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jul 1724 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Married - 18 Dec 1751 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Residence - 2 Aug 1790 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Died - 30 Dec 1791 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Buried - Jan 1792 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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