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Lydia Sheldon[1, 2]

Female 1759 - 1846  (86 years)

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  • Name Lydia Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 11 Dec 1759  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Lydia #592 "Kent, Cephas - Welch."
    Buried May 1846  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 15 May 1846  Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412403006727  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Phineas Sheldon,   b. 27 Jun 1717, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1807, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Ruth Harmon,   b. 31 Jan 1733, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1805, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1756  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married after the death of Deborah Hathaway and before the birth of son Benjamin. "Mrs. Ruth H. Smith", the Mrs suggests Smith was her married named from a previous marriage.
    Family ID F3274  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Cephas Kent,   b. Abt. 1755,   d. 1813  (Age 58 years) 
    Children 
     1. Diantha Kent,   b. 1787
     2. Cephas Sheldon Kent
     3. Lydia Kent
     4. Lucinda Kent
     5. Sylvester Kent
     6. Beulah Kent
     7. Ebenezer Kent
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Daniel Welsh,   b. Abt. 1740,   d. 1827  (Age 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Welsh
     2. Eliphalet Welsh
     3. Maria Welsh
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3325  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Dec 1759 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - May 1846 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 May 1846 - Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 6r: Lydia #592, born 1759, daughter of Phineas #205. "Kent, Cephas - Welch"


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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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