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Elijah Sheldon[1]

Male 1738 -

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  • Name Elijah Sheldon  [1] 
    Born 1738  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Elijah #601
    Person ID I412303763479  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Elijah Sheldon,   b. 2 Nov 1719, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1785, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Sarah King,   b. 20 Aug 1720, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1815, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F3257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Hanchet,   b. Abt. 1747 
    Children 
     1. Lydia Sheldon,   b. 1762
     2. Elijah Sheldon,   b. 1762
     3. Thankful Sheldon,   b. 1764
     4. Amos Sheldon,   b. 1769,   d. 10 Mar 1832, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     5. Eli Sheldon,   b. 1773
     6. Sachel Sheldon,   b. 1775
     7. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1778
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1880  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 7: Elijah #602, born 1738, son of Elijah #206 and Sarah King. Page 12: listed as the husband of Rachel Hanchet #1106


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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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