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Henry Olcott Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1799 - 1883  (83 years)

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  • Name Henry Olcott Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 15 Sep 1799  Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 3 Nov 1799  Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • West Hartland Congregational Church
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Henry Olcott #5124 "Rev Sidney, O."
    Died Feb 1883  Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412354413740  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1776,   d. 28 Dec 1821, Eden, Wyandot, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother 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  [5] 
    • West Hartland Congregational Church
    Family ID F9  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Bradley,   b. Abt. 1800, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 15 Mar 1820  [1] 
    • In his journal entry dated 15 Mar 1821 - "Anniversary of marriage. Thunder - clear - windy - A.M. Hard showers in P.M."
    Children 
     1. Lorenzo Bradley Sheldon,   b. Dec 1820,   d. 24 Feb 1821  (Age 0 years)
     2. Catherine Sheldon,   b. 14 May 1822,   d. 13 Sep 1823  (Age 1 years)
     3. Rhoda Sheldon,   b. 18 Dec 1823
     4. Mary Sheldon,   b. 26 Nov 1825
     5. Henry Bradley Sheldon,   b. 1829
     6. Ruth Newell Sheldon,   b. 1830
     7. Julia Sheldon,   b. 7 Jan 1833, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1919, Fruitland, Muskegon, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. James Harper Sheldon,   b. 20 Nov 1834,   d. 1835  (Age 0 years)
     9. Edward Thompson Sheldon,   b. 1838
     10. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 5 Dec 1839
     11. Joseph Lemi Sheldon,   b. 8 Feb 1846
     12. James Wallace Sheldon,   b. 1852
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1799 - Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 3 Nov 1799 - Hartland, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Feb 1883 - Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1614183627] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011.

    2. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.

    3. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Boston Evening Transcript; Publication Date: 5 Feb 1883; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/735187322/?article=45d10df3-29a4-47a1-93b0-6d858c19024f&focus=0.16621497,0.19393604,0.2988836,0.33909974&xid=3355.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 52: Henry Olcott #5124, born 1799, son of Joseph #2017, "Rev. Sidney, O."

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


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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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