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James Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1724 - 1819  (95 years)

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  • Name James Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born Abt. 1724  Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • James #218 "Rev. Troy, NY"
    Buried Oct 1819  Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 5 Oct 1819  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The Sheldon Magazine gave his year of death as 1826
    Person ID I412353542634  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Timothy Sheldon,   b. 1 Mar 1689, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1741, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Carr,   b. Abt. 1690 
    Married Abt. 1714  [6, 7] 
    Family ID F1386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Diadema Perry,   d. 12 Sep 1816, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 16 Nov 1749  Newman, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Marriage also registered at Rehobeth, Massachusetts - same day and names.
    Children 
     1. Cynthia Sheldon,   b. 1751
     2. Daniel Sheldon,   b. 1753
     3. Urania Sheldon,   b. 1754
     4. Roxalana Sheldon,   b. 1755
     5. James Sheldon, Jr,   b. 9 Apr 1757, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1819, Remsen, Oneida, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     6. Mary Sheldon,   b. 1758
     7. Asa Sheldon,   b. 1761
     8. Lucretia Sheldon,   b. 1762
     9. Sarah Sheldon,   b. 1764
     10. Leafe Sheldon,   b. 1766
     11. John Sheldon,   b. 1768
     12. Mercy Sheldon,   b. 18 Dec 1769, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1859, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     13. Timothy Sheldon,   b. 1773,   d. 1774  (Age 1 years)
     14. Rebecca Sheldon,   b. 1773
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1724 - Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Nov 1749 - Newman, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Oct 1819 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Oct 1819 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608224922] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0562559.

    3. [S1620602891] Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Providence, Rhode Island, Wills (1678-1916) and Indexes (1872-1914); Author: Providence (Rhode Island). Court of Probate.

    4. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 4: James #218, son of Timothy #47. "Rev Troy, NY"

    6. [S1622300017] John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants, Keith M. Sheldon , (K. M. Sheldon), 39999063767972., John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants , 1984.
      Page 17: Timothy #112, 3rd generation

    7. [S1622300017] John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants, Keith M. Sheldon , (K. M. Sheldon), 39999063767972., John Sheldon of Providence and records of his descendants .
      Page 17: wife of Timothy #112


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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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