Gordon Mortimer Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1914 - 1961  (46 years)

• Name	Gordon Mortimer Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	3 Aug 1914	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	9 Jan 1920	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Gordon Sheldon", 5, with parents
  Residence	16 Oct 1940	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [2]
  	WW2 Draft: "Gordon M. Sheldon", 26, born 3 Aug 1914 in Schenectady, works at a parking lot at Liberty & Broadway. Next of kin, sister Leona Ena Sherman at 10 Princeton St. 5'8.5", 125 lbs, white, blue eyes, brown hair, light brown complexion.
  Military	17 Apr 1943  [3]
  	Enlistment: Fireman 1st Class, US Navy.
  Military	14 Nov 1945  [3]
  	Discharged
  Residence	12 Apr 1950	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [9]
  	Census: "Gordon Sheldon", 35, worked 72 hrs the previous week, chauffeur for taxi company, with wife and three children. 2227 Turner Ave.
  Died	22 Jan 1961	Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA   [3, 4, 6, 8]
  	Buried at Schenectady Memorial Park. Car accident between his taxi and a station wagon.
  Person ID	I412323471545	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Mortimer Ayce Sheldon,   b. 22 Jul 1881, Brainard, Rensselaer, New York, USA ,   d. 20 Sep 1966, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth A. Bambury,   b. Abt. 1889, New York, USA
  Married	15 Oct 1911	Schenectady County, New York, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F2452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eileen Barbara Sweeney,   b. 22 Nov 1921, Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA ,   d. 25 Oct 2005  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Clifford Gordon Sheldon,   b. 2 Feb 1943, Schenectady County, New York, USA ,   d. 30 Jan 2017, Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA  (Age 73 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Warren William Sheldon,   b. 28 Jun 1951, Schenectady County, New York, USA ,   d. 2023  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Aug 1914 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Residence - 9 Jan 1920 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Residence - 16 Oct 1940 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Residence - 12 Apr 1950 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA Died - 22 Jan 1961 - Schenectady, Schenectady, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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