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Lemuel D. Sheldon

Lemuel D. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1815 - 1885  (70 years)

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  • Name Lemuel D. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born Jan 1815  New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Lemuel D. #3706
    Residence 25 Jun 1860  Gloucester, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Lemuel Sheldon", 42, laborer, with wife and daughter. No real estate or personal property noted. At Chews Landing.
    Residence 1858-1871  Hurffville, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Class No 5, meets Sabbath afternoons with Jesse R. Turner, leader, members of Bethel Church in Turnersville. Registration years in 1858, 1866, 1868, and 1871. Lemuel and Abigail Sheldon noted on the register.
    Residence 18 Jul 1875  Monroe, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Listed as removed from the United Methodist Church, date hard to read but seems to be the same year "dismissed by letter", then "returned by letter" 18 Jul 1875. Just below him the death of Abigail Sheldon is recorded as Sep 1874. Cross Keys Meth. Church
    Residence 1885  Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • State Census: "Lemuel Sheldon", over 60, in long list of residents, no description, but based on death certificate this is the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum
    Died 31 Dec 1885  Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    • Died at the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum of apoplexy.
    Buried 1886  Blackwood, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I412423601651  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Lemuel Sheldon,   b. 1774, Washington, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1852, Camden, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Sarah Down,   b. Abt. 1774,   d. Bef. 1820  (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F1205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail "Abbey" North,   b. Abt. 1828, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1874, Monroe, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Married 05 Sep 1846  Chews Landing, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    • St. John's Church, by the Rev. H. R. Harrold
    Children 
     1. Sarah E. Sheldon,   b. 1851, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary Ann Sheldon,   b. 16 Aug 1868, Turnersville, Camden, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jan 1815 - New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 05 Sep 1846 - Chews Landing, Camden, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858-1871 - Hurffville, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 18 Jul 1875 - Monroe, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Dec 1885 - Ewing, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1886 - Blackwood, Camden, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1621359436] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 869.

    2. [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1609363603] New Jersey, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Gloucester, Camden, New Jersey; Roll: M653_686; Page: 316; Family History Library Film: 803686.

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

    6. [S1610371542] New Jersey, U.S., United Methodist Church Records, 1800-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Greater New Jersey Annual Conference Commission on Archives and History; Madison, New Jersey.

    7. [S1627160900] New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operation, Inc.), New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, New Jersey, United States; State Census of New Jersey, 1885; Film Number: 28.

    8. [S1634443748] New Jersey, U.S., Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, Church Records, 1700-1970, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey; Trenton, NJ; Book Description: St. John's, 1836-1886, Parish Register Vol. 2.

    9. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 38: Lemuel D. #3706


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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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