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  • Name Nathaniel Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 31 Jul 1723  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Nathaniel #1535 "Reading, Mass"
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412363631819  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon,   b. 13 Jan 1694, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Robarts,   b. 7 Dec 1681, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 05 Oct 1714  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 7] 
    • "William Shelton and Mary Robarts of Salem", also recorded in Wakefield, near Reading.
    Family ID F3221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Fitch,   b. 20 Mar 1730,   d. 1820, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Children 
     1. Anna Sheldon,   b. 2 Dec 1749, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Nathaniel Sheldon,   b. 9 Jan 1752, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Zachariah Sheldon,   b. 10 Mar 1754, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Susanna Sheldon,   b. 6 Jun 1756, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. William Sheldon,   b. 7 Jul 1758, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Lucy Sheldon,   b. 7 Mar 1761, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 20 Jul 1764, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Benjamin Sheldon,   b. 10 Jul 1765, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1825, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     9. Mary Sheldon,   b. 9 Jul 1767, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Bette Sheldon,   b. 10 Jan 1770, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Tamer Sheldin,   b. 10 Mar 1774, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jul 1723 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Reading, Middlesex, 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. [S1614236031] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 500; Family History Library Film: 0568144.

    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. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 16: Nathaniel #1535 "Reading, Mass"

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

    7. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, 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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