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Homer A. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

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  • Name Homer A. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 1820  Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Homer #6285
    Residence 26 Sep 1850  Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Homer Sheldon", 32, laborer, with wife and daughter, no real estate.
    Residence 21 Jun 1860  New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Homer A. Sheldon", 39, farm laborer, $250 in real estate, $75 in personal estate
    Residence 19 Jul 1870  New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Homer Sheldon", 49, farmer, $2000 in real estate, $200 personal property. With wife, three children, son-in-law, and grand-daughter
    Residence 11 Jun 1880  Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Homer A. Sheldon", 59, with wife and son, farmer, - next door to Orrin and Ines Whitney, his daughter Ines Sheldon
    Person ID I412351940879  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Caleb Sheldon,   b. 1787 
    Mother Anna Bowman,   b. Abt. 1790,   d. 5 Apr 1876  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Belinda Bates,   b. Abt. 1813, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 08 Oct 1846  New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Married by E. Huntington - "Homer Sheldon" to "Melinda Whitney".
    Children 
     1. Mary Sheldon,   b. 1848, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Annette J. Sheldon,   b. 1851, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ines J. Sheldon,   b. 1852, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1891, Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
     4. Egbert E. Sheldon,   b. 1856, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1820 - Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 08 Oct 1846 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Sep 1850 - Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jun 1860 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 19 Jul 1870 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M593_106; Page: 256B.

    4. [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: New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M653_81; Page: 551; Family History Li.

    5. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 43; Page: 75a.

    6. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 63r: Homer #6285, son of Caleb #2577

    7. [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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