James Henry Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1816 - 1871  (55 years)

• Name	James Henry Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	22 Jan 1816	New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Sheldon Magazine	James Henry #5266 "Martinsburgh, NY"
  Residence	20 Jun 1850	Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA   [2]
  	Census: "James H. Sheldon", merchant, $500 in real estate, widowed with three children.
  Residence	6 Jun 1855	Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA   [1]
  	Census: "James H. Sheldon" with wife and children, merchant and lands owner.
  Buried	Sep 1871	Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA   [3]
  Died	4 Sep 1871  [3]
  Person ID	I412369686356	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Asa Lord Sheldon,   b. 29 Sep 1781, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1869, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Harriet Holmes,   b. 2 Nov 1789, Dutchess County, New York, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1869, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susan M. Hill,   d. 13 Apr 1847, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA
  Married	Abt. 1840
  Children	1. Mary Cornelia Sheldon,   b. 17 Jun 1841, New York, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 66 years)   2. George Augusta Sheldon,   b. May 1844, New York, USA ,   d. 1921, Deer Trail, Arapahoe, Colorado, USA  (Age 76 years)   3. Ellen E. Sheldon,   b. 1846, New York, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes,   b. 1827, New York, USA
  Married	Abt. 1851
  	Married after the 1850 census, before the birth of their first child.
  Children	1. Agnes L. Sheldon,   b. Jan 1853, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA ,   d. 29 Sep 1876, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA  (Age 23 years)   2. James A. L. Sheldon,   b. Sep 1857, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA ,   d. 1923, Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 65 years)   3. John H. Sheldon,   b. 20 May 1865, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA ,   d. 31 Jul 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1816 - New York, USA Residence - 20 Jun 1850 - Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA Residence - 6 Jun 1855 - Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA Buried - Sep 1871 - Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1610345055] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Martinsburg, Lewis, New York; Roll: 523; Page: 110a. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 53r: James Henry #5266, son of Asa Lord #2088 "Martinsburgh, NY"