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Fordyce Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1794 - 1856  (61 years)

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  • Name Fordyce Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 04 Mar 1794  Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Confirmed DNA
    • yDNA confirmed from 1st great-grandson (via son Joseph Fordyce) through to 4th great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac line of Windsor, CT
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Fordyce #6181 "Wash.'n, Marion. O."
    Died 1856  Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412326713180  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Daniel Sheldon,   b. 1767, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1815, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Phebe Green,   b. 1773,   d. 12 Feb 1817, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F1783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Hosford,   b. 22 Aug 1800, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 22 Jan 1822  Richland County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "Forden Shelden" and "Rachel Hosford", married by John Williamson, Justice of the Peace.
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Sheldon,   b. 1826
     2. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1828
     3. James Sheldon,   b. 1830
     4. Ruth Sheldon,   b. 1832
     5. Althea Sheldon,   b. 1834
     6. Henry Sheldon,   b. 1835
     7. Joseph Fordyce Sheldon,   b. 1837, Washington Township, Marion, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1886, Mecosta, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 04 Mar 1794 - Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Jan 1822 - Richland County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1856 - Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1614183717] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 62r: Fordyce #6181 "Wash.'n, Marion. O."

    4. [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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