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George William Sheldon

George William Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1843 - 1914  (71 years)

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  • Name George William Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 28 Jan 1843  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Wm George #3894
    Residence 25 Jun 1860  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "George W. Sheldon", 17, college student, with parents
    Died 28 Jan 1914  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried Feb 1914  Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412434370246  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  [5] 
    • "George Sheldon of Orangeburgh, S.C. to Martha Lyman of Northampton"
    Family ID F503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1843 - 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 MapsDied - 28 Jan 1914 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1914 - Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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 .

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

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 39r: Wm George #3894

    4. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.

    5. [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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