Silas Sheldon^{[1, 2]}

1773 - 1868  (94 years)

• Name	Silas Sheldon  [1, 2]
  Born	5 Dec 1773	Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Sheldon Magazine	Silas #1560 "Hampden, Ohio"
  Died	30 Jan 1868	Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Buried	Feb 1868	Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I412383338223	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Rufus Sheldon,   b. 10 Jan 1744, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 3 Aug 1787, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Rachel Harmon,   b. Abt. 1745
  Family ID	F387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Morley,   b. Abt. 1775,   d. 1820  (Age 45 years)
  Married	Abt. 1801
  Children	1. Keros Sheldon,   b. 1802   2. Fernando Cortez Sheldon,   b. 1802, New York, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1873, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 71 years)   3. Elam Sheldon,   b. Dec 1805, Brutus, Cayuga, New York, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1854, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA  (Age 48 years)   4. Betsey Sheldon,   b. 1807   5. Silas Sheldon,   b. 4 Jan 1810, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1850, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 40 years)   6. Orpah J. Sheldon,   b. 1 Jun 1812, Ohio, USA ,   d. 9 Dec 1877, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 65 years)   7. Sabrina Sheldon,   b. 1814   8. Theodosia Sheldon,   b. 1816,   d. 1816  (Age 0 years)   9. Calista M. Sheldon,   b. 1818, Brutus, Cayuga, New York, USA ,   d. 22 Nov 1902, Lowell Township, Kent County, Michigan, USA  (Age 84 years)   10. Theodocia Sheldon,   b. 1818, Brutus, Cayuga, New York, USA ,   d. 20 Mar 1843, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 25 years)   11. Zeno Remington Sheldon,   b. Jul 1820, New York, USA ,   d. 18 Dec 1880, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Whitman,   b. 26 Mar 1787, East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1872, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Abt. 1820
  Children	1. Lorenzo W. Sheldon,   b. 1821,   d. 2 Jul 1822, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 1 years)   2. Cynthia Sheldon,   b. 1823   3. Harmon Sheldon,   b. 1824,   d. 20 Jul 1841, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA  (Age 17 years)   4. Ira Sheldon,   b. 1829
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1773 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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 16r: Silas #1560, son of Rufus #555 "Hampden, Ohio"