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Benjamin Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1765 - 1825  (60 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 10 Jul 1765  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 25 Oct 1825  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412363631258  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Nathaniel Sheldon,   b. 31 Jul 1723, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anna Fitch,   b. 20 Mar 1730,   d. 1820, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F3223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther Flint 
    Married 24 Feb 1791  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 14 Aug 1792, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1828, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     2. Amos Sheldon, 2nd,   b. 6 Sep 1794, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1837, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Flint Sheldon,   b. 18 Sep 1798, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1845, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jul 1765 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Feb 1791 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1825 - Fitchburg, Worcester, 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. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    3. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Fitch Genealogy : a record of six generations of the descendants of Deacon Zachary Fitch, of Readin.

    4. [S1622886143] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850.

    5. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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