Joseph Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1781 - 1853  (72 years)

• Name	Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	9 Aug 1781	England   [1, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Dec 1838	Essex County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Pay List for the 3rd Regiment of the Essex Militia.
  Residence	1851	Essex County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Census: "Joseph Sheldon", 71, methodist, farmer, with children.
  Died	Sep 1853	Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	In his will he named his three sons Wesley, William, and Joseph, and his two daughters Anne and Mary. Daughter Esther was not named, suggested she had already passed.
  Buried	Sep 1853	Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I412432762593	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Emma,   b. 1797, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1836, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Wesley Sheldon,   b. Sep 1822, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1907, Summit, Mason, Michigan, USA  (Age 84 years)   2. Mary Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1829, Ontario, Canada   3. William Sheldon,   b. 14 Mar 1831, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1895, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   4. Esther Sheldon,   b. 1832, Canada ,   d. Bef. 1853  (Age 20 years)   5. Joseph Johnson Sheldon,   b. 17 Apr 1833, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1887, St Ignace, Mackinac, Michigan, USA  (Age 53 years)   6. Anne Sheldon
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F43	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Aug 1781 - England Military - Dec 1838 - Essex County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Essex County, Ontario, Canada Buried - Sep 1853 - Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1608653280] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1851; Census Place: Essex, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11720; Page: 5; Line: 27. [S1636303631] Canada, British Army and Canadian Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, 1795-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608723419] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 6. [S1608662228] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.