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

Male 1812 - 1865  (53 years)

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  • Name Henry Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 12 Jul 1812  Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • In the 1855 census birth place is given as Dutchess County, in 1865 it's given as Columbia County
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine Number
    • Henry #6396
    Residence 20 Jun 1855  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: with wife and all nine children, farmer with a frame house.
    Residence 7 Jun 1865  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: with wife 5 children, has 9 children, married once, farmer and land owner. Lives in a frame house valued at $2500, far more than the other families around him.
    Buried Nov 1865  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 27 Nov 1865  Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412309215660  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Gideon Sheldon,   b. 1788,   d. 17 Jun 1835, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Lydia Leake,   b. Abt. 1790,   d. 11 Apr 1850, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Family ID F2845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Selina Cook,   b. 1815, Dutchess County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Evaline Sheldon,   b. 1837, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1904, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     2. Collins Sheldon,   b. 1839, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Wilson Sheldon,   b. 1841, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Allen Sheldon,   b. 1843, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Maranda Sheldon,   b. 1845, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Otis Sheldon,   b. 1847, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Franklin Sheldon,   b. 1849, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Frances Sheldon,   b. 1849, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. George Wright Sheldon,   b. 1853, Columbia County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1899, Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jul 1812 - Columbia County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 20 Jun 1855 - Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jun 1865 - Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Nov 1865 - Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Nov 1865 - Copake, Columbia, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1610345055] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608897692] New York, U.S., State Census, 1865, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    4. [S1611416938] New York, New York, U.S., Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948, Ancestry.com, New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 64r: Henry #6393, born 1811, son of Gideon #2578 and Lydia Leake. Lived in Copake, NY

    6. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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