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Elisabeth Dorcas "Lizzie" Sheldon

Elisabeth Dorcas "Lizzie" Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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  • Name Elisabeth Dorcas "Lizzie" Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1842  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Dorcas Elisa #3893
    Residence 25 Jun 1860  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Elizabeth D. Sheldon", 18, with parents
    Residence 22 Jun 1870  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Elizabeth Sheldon", 25, with father and siblings.
    Residence 2 Jun 1880  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Elizabeth Owen", 38, widow, with father and two daughters.
    Person ID I412434369660  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father George F. Sheldon,   b. 2 Oct 1813, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1881, Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Martha Lyman,   b. Abt. 1815, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1869, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 25 Sep 1839  Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • "George Sheldon of Orangeburgh, S.C. to Martha Lyman of Northampton"
    Family ID F503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry J. Owen,   d. Bef. 1880 
    Married 01 Jun 1871  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Isabella Sheldon Owen,   b. 8 Jan 1873, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alice Proctor Owen,   b. 2 Feb 1875, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1842 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jun 1860 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 22 Jun 1870 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Jun 1871 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Jun 1880 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: 788; Page: 136A; Enumeration District: 097.

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M593_871; Page: 256A.

    3. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey; Roll: M653_697; Page: 611; Family History Library .

    4. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 39r: Dorcas Elisa #3893

    6. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 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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