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Lemuel Sheldon

Lemuel Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1701 - 1754  (52 years)

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  • Name Lemuel Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 15 Sep 1701  Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1754  Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Will dated 1754 with Joseph Sheldon as administrator. At the time, this was the township of Northampton. He is the only Lemuel Sheldon existing that this probate could be for.
    Probate 23 Apr 1754  Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    _DNA Group A2 (Godfrey) - tester through son Lemuel 
    Person ID I412367034992  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  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F2176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Thomas Sheldon, Sr,   b. Abt. 1728
     2. Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1730
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3865  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1701 - Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1754 - Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 23 Apr 1754 - Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, 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. [S1626395726] New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives.

    3. [S1634194953] New Jersey, U.S., Calendar of Wills, 1670-1760, 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. [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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