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William Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1831 - 1895  (64 years)

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  • Name William Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 14 Mar 1831  Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "William Sheldon", 21, labourer, methodist, with father and siblings.
    Buried Dec 1895  Leamington, Essex County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 6 Dec 1895  Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412432801785  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Sheldon,   b. 9 Aug 1781, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1853, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Emma,   b. 1797, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1836, Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Essex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Dec 1895 - Leamington, Essex County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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: 28.

    2. [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.

    3. [S1608662228] Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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