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Arastus Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1770 - 1840  (70 years)

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  • Name Arastus Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 1770  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Arastus #1554 "W. Suffield"
    Died 27 Mar 1840  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Apr 1840  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • West Suffield Cemetery
    Person ID I412362608847  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Jonathan Sheldon,   b. 1737,   d. 1812  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Abigail Loomis,   b. Abt. 1740 
    Family ID F373  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eunice King,   b. 16 Sep 1773, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1830, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Children 
     1. James Sheldon,   b. 1798, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Odiah L. Sheldon,   b. 1800
     3. Horace Sheldon,   b. 1802
     4. Jairus Sheldon,   b. 1804,   d. 6 Dec 1833, Madison County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
     5. Gad Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1806
     6. Francis Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1809
     7. Caroline Julia Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1811
     8. John Alfred Sheldon,   b. 1813,   d. 2 Feb 1840, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     9. Eliza A. Sheldon,   b. 1816
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Mar 1840 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1840 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608723984] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut.

    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 16r: Arastus #1554 "W. Suffield"


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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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