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Benajah Sheldon

Benajah Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1745 - 1830  (84 years)

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  • Name Benajah Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 24 Jun 1745  Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Benajah #651, "d Savoy, Mass"
    Died 1830  Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412353581249  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Benjamin Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1720,   d. 31 Dec 1781  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Sarah Greenwood,   b. 26 Mar 1725, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1763  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 07 Jun 1745  Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • "Benj. Sheldon, Reverend at the Baptist church in Pawtuxet, RI"
    Family ID F612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Lindley,   d. 1841 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 1770,   d. 1819  (Age 49 years)
     2. Lucinda Sheldon,   b. 1772
     3. Betsey Sheldon,   b. 1778
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jun 1745 - Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1830 - Savoy, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 7r: Benajah #651, son of Benjamin #215, born 1745, "d Savoy, Mass"

    3. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    4. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Greenwood genealogies, 1154-1914 : the ancestry and descendants of Thomas Greenwood of Newton, Mass.


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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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