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Alexander Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1766 - 1836  (70 years)

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  • Name Alexander Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 23 Oct 1766  West Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Alexander #595 "Dr. Charleston, N.Y."
    Buried Dec 1836  Charleston, Montgomery, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 19 Dec 1836  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412403006822  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 Miriam King 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Sheldon,   b. 1793,   d. 1796  (Age 3 years)
     2. Infant Sheldon,   b. 1795
     3. Milton Sheldon,   b. 1797,   d. 1844  (Age 47 years)
     4. Gaylor Sheldon,   b. 1799
     5. Nancy Sheldon,   b. 1801,   d. 1803  (Age 2 years)
     6. Alexander Sheldon,   b. 1803
     7. Thomas Sheldon,   b. 1805
     8. George Sheldon,   b. 1807,   d. 1807  (Age 0 years)
     9. Miriam Sheldon,   b. 1808
     10. Smith Sheldon,   b. 1811
     11. Delia Sheldon,   b. 1813
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mrs Clarissa Isham 
    Children 
     1. Clarissa Sheldon,   b. 1819
     2. Henry Sheldon,   b. 1821
     3. Sarah M. Sheldon,   b. 1823
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Oct 1766 - West Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Dec 1836 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • 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: Alexander #595, son of Phineas #205, a Doctor of Charleston, NY


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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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