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

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 13 Jan 1694  Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • William #149 (previously Ephraim #149)
    Person ID I412363631854  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ephraim Sheldon, Sr,   b. 1672,   d. 1737, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Jane Peard,   b. Abt. 1675 
    Married 30 Apr 1694  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Family ID F2176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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, 2, 3] 
    • "William Shelton and Mary Robarts of Salem", also recorded in Wakefield, near Reading.
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. 28 Jul 1715, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Abraham Sheldon,   b. 4 Jun 1717, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Ephraim Sheldon,   b. 15 Aug 1719, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1792, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     4. Mary Sheldon,   b. 15 May 1721, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Nathaniel Sheldon,   b. 31 Jul 1723, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1694 - Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 05 Oct 1714 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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. [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.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      On page 2 this individual is listed as Ephraim #149, son of Ephraim #151, but on page 16 the children listed belong to a William who was the son of Ephraim #151. So here we are listed this individual as William #149 rather than Ephraim #149.

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

    6. [S1616179887] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.


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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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