Belinda Bates^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1813 -

• Name	Belinda Bates  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	Abt. 1813	Connecticut, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Her name was sometimes written as Melinda and sometimes as Belinda, sometimes born in 1813 or 1818, sometimes born in Connecticut or New York. However, does appear to be the same person.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	25 Sep 1850	Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [6]
  	Census: "Malinda Sheldon", 37, with husband and daughter Mary. This Melinda may be a different wife than the laster "Belinda" who appears to have been 5 years younger. This and marriage is "Melinda", all later "Belinda".
  Residence	21 Jun 1860	New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Belinda Sheldon", 42, with husband and three children
  Residence	19 Jul 1870	New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Belinda Sheldon", 57, keeping house, born in New York, with husband and three children, and son-in-law, and grand-daughter.
  Residence	11 Jun 1880	Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Malinda Sheldon", 62, keeping house, born in New York, with husband and son. Next door to Orrin and Ines Whitney, her daughter Ines Sheldon.
  Person ID	I412351942139	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Peter T. Whitney,   d. Abt. 1845
  Married	31 Oct 1844	Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  	Married by Rev. D. L. Marks
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Homer A. Sheldon,   b. 1820, Connecticut, USA
  Married	08 Oct 1846	New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	Married by E. Huntington - "Homer Sheldon" to "Melinda Whitney".
  Children	1. Mary Sheldon,   b. 1848, Connecticut, USA   2. Annette J. Sheldon,   b. 1851, Connecticut, USA   3. Ines J. Sheldon,   b. 1852, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Feb 1891, Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA  (Age 39 years)   4. Egbert E. Sheldon,   b. 1856, Connecticut, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt. 1813 - Connecticut, USA Married - 08 Oct 1846 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Residence - 25 Sep 1850 - Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Residence - 21 Jun 1860 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Residence - 19 Jul 1870 - New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1611694373] Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 49. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 101; Page: 330a; Enumeration District: 018. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [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. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 43; Page: 75a.