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David Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1780 - 1856  (76 years)

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  • Name David Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 14 Nov 1780  Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • David #3176 "[b. in Suffield] Rupert, Vt"
    Died 16 Nov 1856  Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412412629494  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father David Sheldon,   b. 1756,   d. 1812  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Sarah Harmon,   b. Abt. 1760 
    Family ID F1673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jerusha Smith,   b. Aug 1780,   d. 11 Nov 1855, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Stephen Smith Sheldon,   b. 18 Jan 1803, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1872, Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Ira F. Sheldon,   b. 7 Mar 1808, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1895, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. David Sylvester Sheldon,   b. 6 Dec 1809, Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1886  (Age 76 years)
     4. Ann Sheldon,   b. 1815
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1643  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1780 - Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Nov 1856 - Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1610402201] Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870.

    2. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut.

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 32r: David #3176, son of David #1121 "[b. in Suffield] Rupert, Vt"; Page 77: married Jerusha Smith, parents of Stephen S., Ira F., Davis S., and Ann

    4. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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