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  • Name Amasa Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 1804  Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Amasa #3045 "Kingston, DeKalb, Ill"
    Residence 22 Nov 1850  Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Amasa Sheldon", 45, farmer, $500 in real estate, with wife and four children
    Residence 3 Jul 1855  Kingston, DeKalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • State Census: "Amasa Sheldon", one boy 10-20, one boy in his 20s, 1 man in his 50s, 1 girl under 10, 1 girl 10-20, and 1 woman in her 40's
    Person ID I412383023749  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Elisha Sheldon,   b. 1761 
    Mother Elizabeth Wells,   b. Abt. 1765 
    Married 25 May 1786  Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • "Elisha Sheldon of Bernardston & Elizabeth Wells of Hatfield were married Mar 25th 1786 by Rev. Joseph Lyman of Hatfield"
    Family ID F812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Stewart,   b. Abt. 1809, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rufus Wells Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1831, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Betsey J. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1833, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. George H. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1837, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Oct 1899, Paradise, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Columbia Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1841, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1804 - Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1627774320] Illinois, U.S., State Census Collection, 1825-1865, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1855; Archive Collection Number: 103.008; Roll Number: 2188; Line: 29.

    2. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois; Roll: 104; Page: 319b.

    3. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 31: Amasa #3045, son of Elisha #1055 "Kingston, DeKalb, Ill"; Page 75: married Nancy Stewart, parents of Rufus, Betsey J., George, and Columbia

    5. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.

    6. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 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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