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Richard Sheldon[1]

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  • Name Richard Sheldon  [1] 
    Born Abt. 1772 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Richard #2468
    Person ID I412383416414  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Caleb Sheldon,   b. 1747, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1831, Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Dorothy Denio,   b. 1748,   d. 12 Jul 1825, Waterbury Center, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 15 Oct 1772  Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F2101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Mary Sheldon
     2. Dorothy Sheldon
     3. Erastus Sheldon
     4. Rebecca Sheldon
     5. Joseph Sheldon
     6. Charles Sheldon
     7. William Sheldon
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3851  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 25r: Richard #2468, son of Caleb #846

    2. [S1622886143] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850.


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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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