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

Male 1807 - 1899  (92 years)

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  • Name Orson Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 12 Aug 1807  Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Orson #7601 "Racine, Wis"
    Residence 2 Jun 1870  Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Orson Sheldon", hardware merchant, $5000 in real estate, $300 in personal, with wife, two sons, and grand children.
    Died 29 Dec 1899  Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I412376065137  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Chauncey Sheldon,   b. 1786 
    Mother Lucy Whiting,   b. Abt. 1790 
    Family ID F1187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rose Ann Lippitt,   b. Abt. 1810, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1833 
    Children 
     1. Hiram A. Sheldon,   b. 1835
     2. William C Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1840, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1905, Newport, Orleans, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     3. Horace Eugene Sheldon,   b. 29 Mar 1851, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1930, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Phebe Cox,   b. 6 Feb 1817, Wheatland, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1888, Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1855  Scottsville, Monroe, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1807 - Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Sep 1855 - Scottsville, Monroe, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Jun 1870 - Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Dec 1899 - Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1610402201] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records, 1871–1908.

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Burlington, Racine, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1733; Page: 198A.

    3. [S1625294576] Idaho, U.S., Death Records, 1890-1969, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Images, 1911–1969.

    4. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: History and genealogy of the Cock, Cocks, Cox family, descended from James and Sarah Cock, of Killi.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 77: Orson #7601, son of Chauncey #3165, born 1807 "Racine, Wis."

    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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