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Joseph Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1762 - 1813  (50 years)

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  • Name Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 29 Oct 1762  Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Joseph #904
    Buried Sep 1813  Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 13 Sep 1813  Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I412436245491  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Sheldon,   b. 1722,   d. 1786, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Ruth Burdick,   b. Abt. 1725 
    Married 3 May 1761  Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jemima Carr,   b. 3 May 1768, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1842, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 25 Jan 1787 
    • This date comes from the family bible
    Children 
     1. Jemima Sheldon,   b. 10 Sep 1787,   d. 1787
     2. Hannah Sheldon,   b. 31 Oct 1789
     3. Abigail Sheldon,   b. 22 Nov 1791, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Jemima Sheldon,   b. 1792
     5. Joseph Sheldon,   b. 16 Dec 1793,   d. 31 Oct 1816  (Age 22 years)
     6. Caleb Sheldon,   b. 23 Nov 1795,   d. 22 Nov 1796  (Age 0 years)
     7. John Leland Sheldon,   b. 14 Sep 1797
     8. Caleb Sheldon,   b. 18 Oct 1799
     9. Diadema Sheldon,   b. 9 Jan 1802,   d. 30 Mar 1842  (Age 40 years)
     10. Alanson Lansing Sheldon,   b. 17 Feb 1804, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1873, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     11. Palmyra Sheldon,   b. 18 Feb 1806
     12. James Madison Sheldon,   b. 16 Jan 1808, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1873, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     13. DeWitt Clinton Sheldon,   b. 14 May 1811
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Oct 1762 - Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Sep 1813 - Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 1813 - Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1620318270] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    3. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: The Carr family records : embacing [sic] the record of the first families who settled in America an.

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 10: Joseph #904

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


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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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