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Cephas Sheldon

Cephas Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Male 1754 - 1848  (94 years)

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  • Name Cephas Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Born 1754  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    DAR Number
    • A102572
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Cephas #1022 "Moved to Vermont"
    Sheldon Wiki
    Military 1 Jan 1776  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Enlisted for a term of 1 year as a Private in Capt. Thomas Alexander's company in Col. Elisha Porter's Massachusetts Regiment.
    Military 5 Jan 1777  Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • The taking of Elizabeth town, and a skirmish with Waldecker (Hessian) soliders.
    Military 14 Jan 1777  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Discharged, "as appears in a journal now in my possession"
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: "Cephas Shelding", 1 male age 16 and over, 2 boys under 16, and 4 females.
    Residence 1800  Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Census: "Cephas Shelden", 1 male 16-25, 1 male over 45, 2 girls 10-15, 1 female 16-25, 1 woman 26-44
    Residence 6 Aug 1810  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Census: "Cephas Shelden", 1 male 16-25, 1 man over 45, 1 female 16-25, 1 woman over 45. Was Chittenden County at the time of this census.
    Military 4 Apr 1818  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Pension - granted $8 per month for his service during the Revolution.
    Residence 7 Aug 1820  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Census: "Cephas Sheldon", tallies are unclear, appear to be 1 man over 45 and a woman 25-45 which would not be correct.
    Residence Mar 1833  Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Marked on the Pensioners roll for Burlington, Vermont every March and September from March 1833 to 1843 when he was transferred to the Montpelier roll.
    Residence 1840  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Census: "Cephas Sheldon", 1 man 80-90; 1 woman 80-90. Cephas also noted as a veteran age 86
    Died 24 Jul 1848  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12, 13] 
    Buried Aug 1848  Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    • Hope Cemetery
    Person ID I412419191397  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Remembrance Sheldon,   b. 16 Oct 1717, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1787, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mehetable Burke,   b. Abt. 1720 
    Married 28 May 1744  Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 15] 
    Family ID F1169  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail Foster,   b. Abt. 1755,   d. 4 Aug 1846, Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Children 
     1. Calvin Sheldon,   b. 1779
     2. Richard Sheldon,   b. 1781
     3. Abigail Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1786, Bridgewater, Windsor, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1879, Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     4. Asenath Sheldon,   b. 1793, Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1817, Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1754 - Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 1 Jan 1776 - Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 5 Jan 1777 - Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 14 Jan 1777 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1790 - Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1800 - Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Aug 1810 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 4 Apr 1818 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Aug 1820 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mar 1833 - Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jul 1848 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aug 1848 - Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1621165445] U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar.

    2. [S1626550811] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1642323322] U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [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.

    5. [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, 1871–1908.

    6. [S1614236031] 1790 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Rochester, Windsor, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 0568152.

    7. [S1614287613] 1800 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1800; Census Place: Rochester, Windsor, Vermont; Series: M32; Roll: 52; Page: 487; Image: 477; Family History Library Film: 218689.

    8. [S1614288244] 1810 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1810; Census Place: Waterbury, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 64; Page: 458; Image: Vtm252_64-0317; FHL Roll: 0218668.

    9. [S1610326847] 1820 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; Page: 31; NARA Roll: M33_128; Image: 30.

    10. [S1609353782] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: Waterbury, Washington, Vermont; Roll: 546; Page: 357; Family History Library Film: 0027441.

    11. [S1640310242] History of the town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts : 1736-1900 : with genealogies, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    12. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    13. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 046 : 1903.

    14. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 11: Cephas #1022, "moved to Vermont"

    15. [S1620604686] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0760648 & 1887384.


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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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