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Rufus Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1744 - 1787  (43 years)

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  • Name Rufus Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 10 Jan 1744  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Rufus #555
    Buried Aug 1787  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 3 Aug 1787  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Person ID I412362606240  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 1711,   d. 1760  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Sarah Kent,   b. Abt. 1715 
    Family ID F399  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Harmon,   b. Abt. 1745 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Sheldon,   b. 1770
     2. Rufus Sheldon,   b. 1772
     3. Silas Sheldon,   b. 5 Dec 1773, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1868, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Cynthia Sheldon,   b. 1775
     5. Ethan Sheldon,   b. 1777
     6. Anna Sheldon,   b. 1784
     7. Ira Sheldon,   b. 1786
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1744 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aug 1787 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Aug 1787 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1619484958] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 6r: Rufus #555, son of Jonathan #202; Page 16r: died 1787, married Rachel Harmon (daughter of Joel), parents of Rachel, Rufus, Silas, Cynthia, Ethan, Anna, and Ira.


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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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