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Ephraim Sheldon, Jr

Ephraim Sheldon, Jr[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1699 -

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  • Name Ephraim Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Suffix Jr 
    Born 13 Jun 1699  Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Ephraim #149 (later #151x3)
    Person ID I412367034731  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 Isabella Haines,   b. 1702 
    Married 05 Jun 1721  Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • The name Isabella Haines is given on a typewritten verbatim transcription of the original, while the name Isabella Harris is given in an 1863 handwritten index of the original. It's unclear which is correct. Original needed.
    Children 
     1. Nathaniel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1727
     2. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1729
     3. Ephraim Sheldon, III,   b. Jan 1729
     4. Abraham Sheldon,   b. 1731
     5. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1732
     6. Eunice Church Sheldon
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jun 1699 - Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 05 Jun 1721 - 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. [S1630161509] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Yates Publishing, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Source number: 1006.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1.

    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 2: Ephraim #149, son of Ephraim #151, born ab 1708 [year of birth is notated as "about" but other documentation shows he was born in 1699]; Page 16: father of Abraham, William, Nathaniel, Ephraim, and Mary.

    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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