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Lydia Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Female 1666 - 1746  (80 years)

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  • Name Lydia Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born Abt. 1666  [1, 2, 4] 
    • "about 80 years of age" noted at the time of her death in 1746.
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Lydia #153
    Died 31 Mar 1746  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I412363636463  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon,   b. Jan 1622, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1691, Danvers, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Scarlett,   b. Abt. 1625,   d. 1720, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married Abt. 1650 
    • In his father's William, Godfrey mentions the wife of his son William as Rebecca, and her brother Scarlet.
    Family ID F432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ambrose Boden,   b. Abt. 1665 
    Married 14 Dec 1693  Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Dec 1693 - Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Mar 1746 - Marblehead, Essex, 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. [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.

    3. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    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 2r: Lydia #153, daughter of William #9 [actually William #14]

    6. [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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