Gitty Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1788 - 1868  (80 years)

• Name	Gitty Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	1788	New York, USA   [2, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Sheldon Magazine	Gitty #6063
  Residence	2 Aug 1790	Wellsburgh, Clinton, New York, USA   [1]
  	Census: this record only tallies two females, but three are known. The mother Maria, and two daughters Clarissa and Gitty. As Gitty appears to have been tallied as "idiot & insane" in 1840, it's possible she was ignored in 1790.
  Residence	1840	West Point, Essex, New York, USA   [3]
  	Census: Gitty is the only unmarried daughter, and was 52 in 1840, she is likely the woman tallied in her 50's in this record with her parents. She may also be the individual listed as "idiot & insane", and the one over 20 who cannot read & write.
  Residence	30 Jun 1860	Moriah, Essex, New York, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Gitty Sheldon", 71, cannot read or write. Living with brother Otis and his family.
  Died	30 May 1868  [4]
  Buried	Jun 1868	Moriah, Essex, New York, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I412350320032	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

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

  
  

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• Sources

  [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. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Moriah, Essex, New York; Roll: M653_753; Page: 71; Family History Library Film: 8. [S1609353782] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: West Point, Essex, New York; Roll: 282; Page: 126; Family History Library Film: 0017187. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 61r: Gitty #6063, born 1788, daughter of Timothy #2531