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Abigail Conklin[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1790 -

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  • Name Abigail Conklin  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 1790  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 16 Sep 1850  Massac County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Abigail Sheldon", 60, from New Jersey, with husband and a 6 year old girl named Lucy Gent from Kentucky.
    Person ID I412349315342  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Family Richard Sheldon,   b. 10 Apr 1787, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 31 Jan 1810  Pittsgrove, Salem, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5] 
    • By David DeBois, Justice of the Peace, at "Pitts Grove", both of "Pitts Grove"
    Children 
     1. Priscilla Sheldon,   b. 1811
     2. Abigail Ann Sheldon,   b. 1813
     3. Margaret Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1814
     4. Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Samuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816
     6. Rhoda Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1819
     7. Nancy Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1820
     8. Joseph Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1822
     9. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1823
     10. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1825
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1790 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Sep 1850 - Massac County, Illinois, 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: Massac, Illinois; Roll: 120; Page: 240a.

    2. [S1610371542] New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History; Madison, New Jersey.

    3. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 85r: wife of Richard #3678

    5. [S1621388901] New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1684-1895, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).


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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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