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Clarissa Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Female 1786 -

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  • Name Clarissa Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1786  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Clarissa #6062
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Wellsburgh, Clinton, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: tallied with her father, Timothy Sheldon
    Person ID I412350320020  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Timothy Sheldon,   b. 1762, Dutchess County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1843, Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Maria McIntosh,   b. 1762, Dutchess County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1841, Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jonathan Post,   b. Abt. 1785 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Post,   b. 1820
     2. Adaline Post
     3. Almon Post
     4. Christiana Post
     5. Lewis Post
     6. Son Post
     7. Jane Post
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F981  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1614236031] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Wellsburgh, Clinton, New York; Series: M637; Roll: 6; Page: 185; Family History Library Film: 0568146.

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 61r: Clarissa #6062, born 1786, daughter of Timothy #2531, married Jonathan Post of Elizabethtown.

    3. [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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