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

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 28 Jul 1715  Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • William #1533
    Person ID I412363635266  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, 3, 6] 
    • "William Shelton and Mary Robarts of Salem", also recorded in Wakefield, near Reading.
    Family ID F3221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Gowing,   b. 9 Sep 1706, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 May 1741  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Sheldon,   b. 2 Jul 1742, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1832, Wilton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Abigail Sheldon,   b. 15 Mar 1744, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jul 1715 - Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 May 1741 - Lynn, Essex, 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), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0877736-0877737.

    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.
      Page 16: William #1533 is listed as a son of Ephraim #149 but this Ephraim is really a William #149.

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

    6. [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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