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  • Name Jacob Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1790  Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Jacob #1681
    Residence 16 Sep 1850  Brutus, Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Jacob Shelden", with wife Sarah, two sons, a grand-daughter and in-laws. Farmer
    Person ID I412323472250  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jacob Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1753,   d. 1821  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Mary Smith,   b. Abt. 1755 
    Family ID F1114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minerva Adams,   b. 16 Jul 1794, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Mar 1846, Sennett, Cayuga, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years) 
    Married Abt. 1811 
    Children 
     1. Eliza Sheldon,   b. 1813
     2. Mary E. Sheldon,   b. 1815
     3. Cynthia M. Sheldon,   b. 1816
     4. Pamelia R. Sheldon,   b. 1818
     5. Dan Sheldon,   b. 1820,   d. 1820  (Age 0 years)
     6. Sarah Jane Sheldon,   b. 1822
     7. Jacob N. Sheldon,   b. 1824
     8. Hiram A. Sheldon,   b. 1826
     9. Daniel S. Sheldon,   b. 1828, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1905, Riverside County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     10. Albert R. Sheldon,   b. 1830, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Douglass,   b. Abt. 1806, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1848 
    • Married after the death of Minerva in 1846 and before the 1850 census.
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1790 - Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Sep 1850 - Brutus, Cayuga, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Brutus, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 482; Page: 409b.

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine.
      Page 17r: Jacob #1681, son of Jacob #583


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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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