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Harry Pierce Sheldon

Harry Pierce Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1872 - 1886  (14 years)

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  • Name Harry Pierce Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 10 Jan 1872  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 17 Jun 1880  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Harry P. Sheldon", with parents, attending school
    Buried Oct 1886  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    Died 20 Oct 1886  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    • Died on Academic St at age 14 years, 9 months, 10 days of a valvular disorder of the heart.
    Person ID I412367270508  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Henry Lyman Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1836, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1891, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Harriet Ann Gibson,   b. May 1843, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1921, Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1866  Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Henry L. Sheldon, machinist, son of Amos and Betsey W. Sheldon; and Hattie A. Gibson, first marriage for both.
    Family ID F841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jan 1872 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Jun 1880 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Oct 1886 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Oct 1886 - Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1616849926] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911.

    2. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1622883385] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Records, 1840-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 567; Page: 547C; Enumeration District: 875.

    5. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, 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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