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Benjamin Sheldon[1]

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  • Name Benjamin Sheldon 
    Born 28 Feb 1715  Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I412403224802  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ephraim Sheldon, Sr,   b. 1672,   d. 1737, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Jane Peard,   b. Abt. 1675 
    Married 30 Apr 1694  Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Family ID F2176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Feb 1715 - Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.

    2. [S1616179887] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700.

    3. [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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