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Joseph Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1776 - 1821  (45 years)

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  • Name Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1776  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Joseph #2017 - "d Dec 21, 1821 Tiffin, O." This information slightly differs from the journal of the Rev. Henry O. Sheldon.
    Died 28 Dec 1821  Eden, Wyandot, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • "Went Eden. My Father died at 4 A.M. aged 45 years. 9 mo. & 22 days of a Nervous fever. He died perfectly resigned without a struggle or a sigh"
    _FUN 30 Dec 1821  Eden, Wyandot, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "Funeral - Mr. McIntyre preached from the words chosen before by the deceased, 'Prepare to meet thy God',. Amos 4-12"
    Person ID I412354402063  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 16 Feb 1749, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1835  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Mary Durfee,   b. Abt. 1750,   d. 1790  (Age 40 years) 
    Married 1771  Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F1651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine "Caty" Olcott,   b. Abt. 1780,   d. 1848  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 07 Nov 1798  Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • West Hartland Congregational Church
    Married 7 Nov 1798  Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • West Hartland Congregational Church
    Children 
     1. Henry Olcott Sheldon,   b. 15 Sep 1799, Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1883, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Maria Sheldon,   b. 1803
     3. Erastus Sheldon,   b. 1808
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 07 Nov 1798 - Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Nov 1798 - Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Dec 1821 - Eden, Wyandot, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_FUN - 30 Dec 1821 - Eden, Wyandot, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608727552] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, Ancestry.com.

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 21: Joseph #2017, son of Jonathan #654, died Dec 28, 1821; Page 52: died Dec 28, 1821, married Cath'ne Olcott died 1842. Parents of Henry Olcott #5124, Maria #5125, Erastus #5126

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


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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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